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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • manassehzorto_1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Manasseh Zorto" <manassehzorto3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: manassehzorto_1@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 24 Mar 2007 09:28:41 +0100
Subject: manassehzorto_1@yahoo.co.uk NEED YOU

GENERAL MANAGER OF
UNIVERSAL TRUST BANK PLC
LAGOS NIGERIA
SEND YOUR
REPLY TO MY
PRIVATE EMAIL: manassehzorto_1@yahoo.co.uk

 

Dear Sir,

This is a very private contact I am making with you. I am Manasseh Zorto,a Senior Manager of a bank in Lagos, Nigeria. One Mr William  who was a customer in my branch and used to work with Chevron Petroleum Company as consultant here in Nigeria died in testate in October 2003 and nominated no next of kin to inherit the title over his investments with the bank.

Consequently,

 

the bank made several enquiries to locate any of his relatives but no useful information has so far been gotten.I seek your consent to present you as the next of Kin to the deceased since you are from the same country and you share the same surname so that the proceeds of this account valued at USD$10.5m can be paid to you andthen you and I can share the money. 55% to me and 40% to you, while 5% should be set aside for any expenses that may arise in the process

The bank may confiscate the money if no body comes up as a relative of Skaria in the shortest possible time.I have all necessary documents that can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us seal this deal. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from anybreach of the law.
Please treat this transaction with utmost confidentiality as I expect your response through this my email address Below as soon as possible.
Sincerely,

 

Mr.Manasseh Zorto.
Reply to my other private box;  manassehzorto_1@yahoo.co.uk

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