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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:
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: egoyibolinks1 James Wlliams <egoyibolinks1@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 03:35:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: AWAITS YOUR URGENT RESPONCE


Hello Sir/Madam


My name is Mr Davids Wood,I am an accountant with a bank here in London. There is a fixed deposit of £150,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million Pounds Sterling)made to this bank since 1995 which is approximately ten years now and since then no claim or withdrawal have been made on this deposit.Fortunately, I have been the person working the interest from the day of deposit till date. The interesting part of it is that the fixed deposit belongs to the late Nigerian dictator General Sani Abacha, this means that the account may have been abandoned by the surviving family members or that they are not even aware of the existence of the deposit.

However, I've just finished updating the interest of the deposit this July,and it has come up to £105,000,000.00 at the 7% interest rate per annum. It is this interest that I am interested in because I know very well that the family will be after the deposit, they will be interested in the main money, that is if they are able to claim it at all, because all the money lodged into different banks here in Europe and the United States are now being claimed by the Nigerian government.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/3333557.stm
Meanwhile, my plan is to withdraw just some amount from the accumulated interest, which will not even affect the main fixed deposit. I will give you the details of procedure and my full ID when Ireceive your reply and indication of partnership. Your reward and amount towithdraw will be our mutual agreement to avoid any misunderstanding. We have nothing to loose, we only need courage to do this.

Sincerely yours,
Mr. Davids Wood




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