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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Kelvin Peyton" <kelvin_peyton4@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 10:20:12 +0000
Subject: NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.

Ikeogbonna & Co.
(Solicitors & Advocates) 

69, Kojo Thompson Road, TUDU-ACCRA

Telephone: +233 21 665684

Fax: +233 21 667131

                               NOTIFICATION OF BEQUEST.
 
Attn:

This is sequel to your non response of our earlier letter to you on behalf of the Trustees and Executors to the Will of late Sir Willy Bubenik, I wish to notify you that you were listed as a beneficiary to the bequest of the sum of US$900,000,000 [Nine Hundred Million United States Dollars] in the codicil and last testament of the deceased.
 
The late Willy Bubenik until his death was a former Managing Director and pioneer staff of a big construction company here in Abuja Nigeria. He was a very dedicated Christian, and a great philanthropist during his life time.
 
Late Willy Bubenik died on 9th February 2005 at the age of 68,He was buried on the 23rd of February. Late Willy Bubenik even though he was an American living and working in here as a foreigner he requested before his death that he be buried here in his words, "I regard here as My home and the people as my people".
 
He said that this token is to support you in your humanitarian work and help to the less-privelegded. I hereby request that you forward any proof of identities of yours, and your forwarding address to enable us file necessary documents at our high court probate division for the release of this bequest of money.
 
Congratulations.
 
Yours faithfully,
 
Barr.Kelvin Peyton [Esq.]

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