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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348067169048 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • stevenjames_2341@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: " Steven james"<stevenjames_66@myway.com>
Reply-To: stevenjames_2341@excite.com
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 04:08:25 -0500 (EST)
Subject: VERY URGENT ATTENTION,


FROM THE DESK OF MR. STEVEN JAMESCHAIRMAN INTERNATIONAL RELATIONACCESS BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.12 ADEOLA ODEKU STREET VICTORIAISLAND LAGOS NIGERIA,stevenjames2341@excite.comVERY URGENT ATTENTION,Please permit me to introduce my humble self to you, my name is Mr.StevenJames, I am the Manager ofInternational Relation with Access Bank of Nigeria Limited, I 'm38yrsold, and I got your email addressfrom a friend of mine, and my confidence reposed on you. I hope youreadthis message carefully and replyme immediately. Although we have not met before, but I suggest thatthistransaction will bring ustogether.My dear, we had a customer, a foreigner but base here in Nigeria, hisNamewas Mr. Hamilton Creek. He isfrom Atlanta Georgia United State of America, but based here with hiswifeand his two children, Mr.Hamilton has being banking with us for the past 4yrs and some time inAugust 2002, Mr. Hamilton was onhis way to his house, and unfortunately ran into a Trailer load ofGroundnut Oil, and
died immediately, Theircar got burnt, no single soul was saved, Mr. Hamilton Creek and Hisentirefamily was confirmed dead.My Board of Directors and the Management of Access Bank has mandatedandinstructed me to look forMr. Hamilton Creek’s relation(s) and his Next of Kin to come andclaim hisfund, Since August 2003 Tilldate, I have been looking for his relation's or his next of Kin to comeand claim his fund which he Depositedwith our bank, I have contacted his Embassy and after 3days, hisAmbassador told me that Mr. HamiltonCreek has no relation and no next of Kin, their Ambassador told me thatheused his first son as His next ofkin, but it is quite unfortunate that Mr. Hamilton Creek Died with allhisfamily members.The reason why I contacted you is thus, Mr. Hamilton is dead, and hisonlyson who supposed to inherit hisproperties and money also died With him. As at this moment, nobody orperson[s] is coming to claim thisMoney from our bank. The Board of Directors and management of
our banktold me that if nobody or person[s] apply for the claim of Mr. Hamilton Fund, the bank will return theentire Fund into our Federal reserve. Inthe Light of the above, I want you to stand as the next of kin to LateMr.Hamilton Creek, it might interestyou to know that he had a Domiciliary Bank Account with our Bank and hehas a total sum of US$9.2M NineMillion Two Hundred Dollars, this is the exact amount which he had inhisdomiciliary account before theugly incident occurred, and this money is still in his account asunclaimed money.This transaction is very easy and simple, and it is 100% risk free, I'mthe Manager for InternationalRelations with Access Bank of Nigeria Limited, and the Management andBoard of Directors of the Bankare waiting for me to provide to them the Relation or next of Kin tolateMr. Hamilton Creek, of which I toldthem that I am still searching the next of kin to the deceased.Finally,if you are interested with thistransaction, I will front you to the bank
as the only next of kin tolateMr. Hamilton Creek, and I will let thebank know that you are the only right person to inherit Late Mr.HamiltonFunds and properties. If you areinterested, just email me or call me on my direct and private line#:+234-80-67169048 and late Mr.Hamilton’s Funds will be credited into your account and all hisPropertieswill be released to you eitherthrough Courier Services or the Bank will Cargo all his properties toyouin any were you want it.So reply me immediately and feel free to ask any question with regardstothis transaction. You will take50% of the US$9.2M. Which is? US$4.600, 000.00 Four Million Six HundredThousand Dollars, while theBalance of the same amount will be mine.Your swift response will be highly appreciated.Thanks and have a nice day.Friendly RegardsMr. Steven Jamesmake sure you get back to me in my personal email address:stevenjames_2341@excite.com

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