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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (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.

Fraud email example:

From: "joe ibekwe" <joeibekwe8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: joeibekwe@myway.com
Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2007 11:51:40 +0100
Subject: HELP.

Dear friend,

A very good day to you and how are you doing today? My Name is Mr.Joe
Ibekwe. director and head of operations of a private security company here
in Nigeria.

I have contacted you in search of a partner who can assist me in receiving
funds as a next of kin to a deceased client of my company who was a native
of your country.
In mid 2004 our client now deceased deposited in our custody a Trunk Box
containing the sum ofeighteen million five hundred thousand United States
Dollars($18,500,000) as vital personal effects for safekeeping.

As the operations director, he confided in me that there is an urgent
investment requiring cash payment he needed to make. Unfortunately, he
passed away before he could come and claim the consignments after a brief
illness. Since then we have tried in vain to locate any of his relatives to
come forward for the claim.

The deceased client from all indications and investigations conducted by the
company did not provide a next of kin in the documents signed. This venture
is risk free and I am willing to use my position here to the maximum to
ensure the release of the consignments to you as his next of kin. Also I
will provide the necessary logistics to give us a legal backing and I am
offering a share of 30% of the inheritance if you assist in securing the
release of the funds.

Kindly get back to me if you are interested so I can provide you with the
necessary details towards the actualization of this venture for us both.
Please do include your full names,address and phone number in your response
as i will use them to prepare the documents for the business.

I will also advise that you keep this personal as possible.
I await your positive response.

Sincerely Yours,

Mr.Joe Ibekwe.

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