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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • johnkayodepcy@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john kayode" <johnkayodepcy@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnkayodepcy@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 17 Aug 2006 06:52:01 +0100
Subject: From Barrister John Kayode

Attn: Sir,

I am Barrister John Kayode, a Personal Assistant to Nigeria President Olusegune Obasanjo, don't be surprise how I got your email address. I got your email address through Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industry so I decided to contact you.

There is this deal I want both of us to handle. In my country now,there's a lot of problems which you can see all over the world. All the whole Nigerians are against my master (Olusegun Obasanjo) and I want to take this opportunity to make money.

There is a very huge amount of money that I and my master (Olusegun Obasanjo) lodged into Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN),is only I that knows the secret and it's confidential.

What all I need from you, is for you to send me your bank private information, your private telephone number, fax number and your house address and also I will like you to also state your occupation.And the money I want to transfer into your account is USD$68.6Million after I transfer this money into your account then I will come over to your country with my family to live, please don't exposed my secret.

Please kindly send your response to me through my personal email  Box,johnkayodepcy@yahoo.com  ,for confidentail reasons and more details.Anticipating your urgent response.

 

Yours faithfully,

 

Barrister John Kayode

Law Office

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