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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge sum of money" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • rilwanmurktha4real@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rilwan murktha" <toyaisa4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rilwanmurktha4ril@yahoo.it
Date: Mon, 22 Jan 2007 13:13:53 +0000
Subject: FROM:MR.RILWAN MURKTHA.

FROM:MR.RILWAN MURKTHA.
33 MARINA,LAGOS.
NIGERIA.

Good Day,

l am Mr. RILWAN MAHMUUD MURKTHA, Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health. l
know this proposal will come to you as asurprise because we have not met
before either physically or through correspondence. I got your contact from
our chamber of commerce here in Nigeria and have no doubt in your ability
to handle this proposal involving huge sum of money.

My father Chief Isama Murktha (Now Late) was the Royal Head of my
community, ELEME (an oil rich town) in Nigeria. My community produces
5.8% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the
Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my father as royalty by the Federal
Government. My father was also the Chairman of ISAMA Special Oil Trust
Fund. In his position as the Royal head and Chairman of the Oil Trust
Fund, he made some money which he left for me as the only heir to
inherit.

The money is Eighteen Million, Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars(US$18.5).This Money originated from the accumulated royalties
between 1976-1998
.
Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a
result of past Military rules (1985-1999) , he deposited this Money in a
Strong
Room/"VAULTS" with an open beneficiary in a security company pending
whenhe would finish arrangement to transfer it abroad . He was planning
this when he died late last year of Heart Attack.Just before my father died
he called my attention to the money and charged me to look for a
foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the funds
abroad. So
l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve this great
objective.
I promise to give you 15% of the total funds transferred to your vital
bank account as compensation for your assistance. Five percent (5%)has
been set aside to take care of all expenses we may incure during the
transaction. To indicate your interest, contact me urgently and
confidentially for more information and the roles you will play in
this business.

All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent to you as
soonas we agreed together. Please I will appreciate that you send your
telephone/fax numbers to enable me contact you immediately for discussions.
MAY THE ALMIGHTY GOD BLESS YOU.

PLS REPLY ME TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL :rilwanmurktha4real@yahoo.it

BEST REGARDS,
MR. RILWAN MURKTHA

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