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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

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Victims never receive this non-existent fortune but are tricked into sending their money to the criminals, who remain anonymous. They hide their real identity and location by using fake names and fake postal addresses as well as communicating via anonymous free email accounts and mobile phones.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge deposit" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • jidejohnson011@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jide Johnson" <jidejohnson12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jidejohnson011@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 13:07:41 +0000
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am John Williams a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to
Engineer David Mark, a National of your Country, who has lived in Nigeria
for the past fifty years, and whom here in after shall be referred to as my
client.

On the April 21/ 2002 , my client, was involved in a fatal car accident
along sagbama express road .All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost
their lives, my client was one of them. I have contacted you to assist in
repatriating most especially,the money left behind by my client before they
get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge
deposits were lodged.



Particularly, the Standard Trust Bank where the deceased had an account
valued at about $12.5 million u.s. dollars has issued me a notice to provide
the Next of kin, or have the account confiscated. I seek your consent to
present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you have the same last
name so that the proceeds of this account valued at $12.5million u.s.
dollars can be paid to you, as my clients Next of Kin, and then we can share
the amount on a mutual agreed percentage.All legal documents to back up your
claim as the deceased Next of Kin, will be provided.

You are therefore, advised to send to me your fullm information (as
mentioned below) to enable me effect this transaction.
(1).Your Private Telephone and Fax Numbers.
(2).Your contact Address.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in
touch with me by alternative email (jidejohnson011@yahoo.com) immediately
you receive this letter for further clarifications.

I await your urgent response.

Best regards,
Barr:Jide Johnson

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