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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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 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.
  • charlesakaugo@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "charles akaugo" <charlesakaugo0006@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: charlesakaugo@myway.com
Date: Sun, 28 Jan 2007 20:44:15 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY,Wouters

Dear Wouters,

I am sorry for contacting you through this medium without a previous
notice;I had to use the E-mail because it is an easier and more
confidentialway of making contact with people around the world.My name
is Charles Akaugo a banker, with UNION BANK PLC.I happen to be thechief
account officer to Late Eng.William Wouters,a national of your country,who
used
to work with Chevron- Development Company in Nigeria. After shall be
referred
to as my client. On the 27th of January 2002,myclient, his wife and their
three children were involved in ikeja bomb
blast.Which All occupants unfortunately lost their lives?
PLEASE VIEW THESE WEBSITES BELOW TO CONFIRM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stm

Since then I have made several enquiries to your embassy to locate any of
myclients extended relatives. After these several unsuccessful
attempts,I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any
memberofhis family hence I contacted you.

I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and
propertyleftbehind by my client before they get confiscated or
declaredunserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were
lodged.Particularly, the finance company where the deceased had an
account value dat about USD$19.5 million dollars has issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the next
Thirty
(30) Working official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over
4yearsnow I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the
deceased
since you have the same last name so that the proceeds of this account
valued
at USD19.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and me can
share the money.50% to me and 45% to you and 5% will be used for any
Expenses. I
have all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any claim we
may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seeing this
deal
through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please
get in touch with me by my private email
(charlesakaugo@myway.com)

Best regards,
Charles Akaugo,

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YOUR DECISION INCLUDING YOUR PRIVATE TEL/FAX NUMBERS FOR QUICK
COMMUNICATION,SO THAT I WILL NOT GO ON SOURCING FOR ANOTHER PERSON FOR
THIS SAME PURPOSE.
THANKS

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