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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:
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "esmoyo22@terra.es" <esmoyo22@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 10 Feb 2007 16:44:10 +0100 (MET)
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE.


Dear Sir,
I RECEIVED YOUR DATA THROUGH THE INTERNET BUSINESS DIRECTORY, I HAVE PRAYED OVER IT AND I PICKED UP THE COURAGE AND TRUST TO CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY REGARDING THIS BUSINESS. I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise. I am James Moyo, no 5 akin avenue ikeja lagos Nigeria, Direct Tel 234-8034-960402, a Worker with the UNION BANK NIGERIA PLC,LAGOS,NIGERIA. We had a foreign client (name with held) who deposited a huge sum of money(2.5million AMERICAN DOLLARS) with our BANK. Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPT AIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A. but, since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next of kin. A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the BANK. Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past 6 years plus, I have removed the file to my private vault. I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangements has been concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the funds into his bank account. This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by a return message and I will furnish you with details. Your interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.
I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards, MR. JAMES MOYO
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