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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • jeryajy@123mail.cl

Fraud email example:

From: "jerry ajayi" <j.ajayi20@rediffmail.com>
Date: 10 Nov 2006 20:46:46 -0000
Subject: Re:BUSINESS ENQUIRY


Dear Sir,
I am Mr.&nbsp; JERRY AJAYI, Head Corporate Finance, UNION BANK, Lagos-Nigeria.
All I will want you to do will be for you to allow me present you as the next of kin to late Engineer Manfred Becker and have the funds transferred to you.
I have been the ACCOUNTS officer/manager of late Engineer Manfred Becker’s deposit and have carefully and closely followed the developments since his sudden death through motor accident.
Nobody has formally shown up as next of kin to Engineer Manfred Becker’s and the Bank has tried to no avail to locate any person related to him. I have masterfully concluded arrangement to transfer the said money Abroad as I have successfully moved the enabling file to my private vault.
The arrangement and the subsequent transfer of the funds to you will not portend any risk as all the arrangement have been perfected and the necessary documents put in place.
All I require from you now are :
1.&nbsp;Your address and telephone number.2.&nbsp;Your bank account coordinates.3.&nbsp;Your assurance and confirmation that you can maintain confidentiality on the transaction and that the funds will be safe and secured with you after conclusion.
The amount involved is US$7.7 million and you shall be entitled to 20% of the funds after conclusion.
Upon your reply of this mail, I shall give you my private telephone number to enable us discuss on phone for further clarification. I shall give you more details about the transaction upon your reply.
Regards,
Mr.&nbsp; JERRY AJAYI.
NOTE: PLEASE REPLY TO: jeryajy@123mail.cl

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