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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:

• 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "mark richard" <markrich_1900@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: markrich1900@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2006 20:43:49 +0100
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC,
39 CREEK ROAD APAPA,
LAGOS NIGERIA.
OFFICE OFTHE HEAD OF OPERATIONS.
DEAR sir/madam.

I am Mark Richard,a banker to Mr.JOHN DAS, who used to work with Shell
Petroleum Development Company (SPDC) in Nigeria. Here in after, shall be
referred to as our customer.who died in an air misharp with his entire
family.


I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left
behind by our customer before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable
by the bank here. His huge deposits were lodged particularly,with our bank:
the "INTERCONTINENTAL BANK OF NIGERIA PLC" where the deceased (our customer)
had an account valued at $7.5,000,000.00 USD

As a matter of fact, the bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of
kin or have the account confiscated. Since I have been unsuccessful in
locating the relatives for over two (2) years now I seek your consent to
present you as the next of kin of the deceased , so that the proceeds of
this account valued at $7.5,000,000.00 USD, can be paid to you and then you
and me can share the money. For this, i suggest 10% to you and 90% for me
and my colleagues,

I will procure all necessary legal documents that will be used to back up
any claim we may make. All I require, is your honesty and cooperation 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.

NB ,There is a financier in this transaction so you are not expected to
spend your personal momey.

Best Regards,
Mark Richard
(Head Of Operations Intercontinental Bank Plc)

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