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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "BERNARD OBII" <bernardobii26@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: benobi46@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 01 Nov 2006 14:17:38 +0000
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION.

Dear Sir,

I am Mr. Bernard Obi, an accountant with one of the reputable banks in
Nigeria. I was also an account officer to Mr. B.C Milne, a national of your
country who was a contractor with Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company
{NLNG}. On 18th May 2002, Mr.Milne his wife and their two Children
were involved in a car accident along Kaduna-Abuja express road.

All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives. Since then I
have been trying to locate any of Mr.Milne's extended relatives, but this
has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I
decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of
his family hence this proposal to you in other to assist repatriate the
money left behind by late Mr.Milne before they get confiscated or clared
unserviceable by my bank.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 3 years
>now I seek your consent and cooperation to present you as the next of kin
to the deceased since you have the same last name with him so that the
proceeds of this account valued at USD11.5million (Eleven Million,
Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) will be paid to you and then
you and I will share the money.

60% to me and 40% for you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal
through.I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from any breach of the law. As soon as I
hear from you I will detail you on the procedures of the transaction.

Anticipating your cooperation.
Kind regards,
Mr. Bernard Obi.

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