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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • fr_asuya@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank asuya" <frankasuya019@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2007 10:30:27 +0000
Subject: Urgent Acceptance

Dear Friend,

I would like to apply through this medium for your co-operation and to
Secure an opportunity to invest and do joint business with you in your
country.

I have a substantial capital I honorably intend to invest in your country
into a very lucrative business venture of which you are to advise and
execute the said venture over there for the mutual benefits of both of us.
Your able co-operation is to become my business partner in your country and
create ideas on how money will be invested, properly managed and the type of
investment after the money is transferred to your custody with your
assistance.

I am a legal adviser to Mr. John Armando a Colombian Citizen an Engineer
with Chevron Oil Company Ltd here in Nigeria a multinational company, he
died since 2005 as a result oil explosion in Bony Ireland, and since his
death I was searching for his relations to enable me hand over the funds and
asset to them but all my effort was fruitless, hence I contact you so that I
will use your information to present you as the legal Next of
Kin/beneficiary of the fund (15.5M) Fifteen Million Five Hundred Thousand US
Dollars) as I have all the necessary document to support the claim in your
favor.

Meanwhile, on indication of your willingness to handle this transaction
sincerely by protecting our interests and upon your acceptance of this
proposal, I would furnish you with the full detailed information, procedure
and mutually agreement on the percentage interest or share holding for
helping me to secure the release of the deposit and investing the fund. I
shall be glad to reserve this respect and opportunity for you, but do urge
you to give me your immediate attention it deserves and furnish me with
following requirement.

1) YOUR FULL NAME.
2) FAX AND MOBILE NUMBER
3) POSITION AND CONTACT ADDRESS
4) AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.

Finally, note that the bank have already mandated me that they give me a
period of 21days to contact the relation of Mr. John Armando that my
inability to do so the fund will be transferred into the Government Reserve
Account as unclaimed fund, so your urgent acceptance is highly needed to
enable us secure this fund in your favor and make a judicious use of the
fund there in your country at the final transfer.



I look forward to your response through this my alternative yahoo Account
(fr_asuya@yahoo.ca).


Yours Faithfully,

Barr. Frank Asuya

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