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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348060321510 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • barri_james@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR\.JAMES WETAUBA" <barri_james@terra.com.mx>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 03:23:10 -0600
Subject: Dear Friend,


FROM THE DESK OF MR.JAMES WETAUBA
ZENON BANK PLC
1/22, WAREHOUSE ROAD, APAPA
TEL PHONE:+234-8060321510
EMAIL:barri_james@sify.com

Dear Friend,

Private / Highly Confidential
Subject Matter: Invitation to Act as Next of kin

I am an Account Officer with ZENON BANK PLC.,My name is
Mr.James Wetauba,a Banker.I am the personal Account Manager to ENGINEER Allen Shelton,a National of your country, who used to work with an Oil servicing Firm in Nigeria Here in after shall be referred to as my client,my client passed on as a result of a heart attack. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you Please be free to contact me on my email address below:barri_james@sify.com with your full contact Address.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they Get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the ZENON BANK PLC. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($36.6 million u s dollars) has Issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin.Or have the account confiscated within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this account valued at ($36.6 million u s dollars) can be paid to you.

The sharing modality is till open and negociatable.All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. Please get in touch with me by my email.with your phone number and best way to reach you.my private email: (barri_james@sify.com)

Awaiting your urgent reply.
Thanks and my regards,
Mr.james wetauba
Tel phone: +234-8060321510
Email:barri_james@sify.com
PLEASE NOTE: GET BACK TO ME BY MY DIRECT PHONE
NUMBER +234-8060321510 OR EMAIL:barri_james@sify.com

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