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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • de_deskformgpl@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Susan Doe <mrs_susano@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: de_deskformgpl@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 13:16:04 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: contact me on this email ,de_deskformgpl@yahoo.com


FROM THE AUTHORITY OF
DR.BULEMA TAFA,
# 120 OLD OJO ROAD MAZA-MAZA,
LAGOS , NIG. 23401 .
Email : de_deskformgpl@yahoo.com
Dear Doe,

How are you doing today I hope you are fine with your family ?It is
indeed sad for me writting this letter to you, which I believe will be a
suprise, as we are both complete strangers.I am Dr Bulema Tafa , an
accountant. I am the personal accountant to Late Mr. Nicola Doe, a national of your
country,who perished in great incident which occured in the republic of
Benin on 25TH Dec


Before the death of my late client with his wife and two kids. my
client {Late Mr. Nicola Doe} as he likes to be addressed,who was a big oil
dealing personal with our former minister of finance and was a very
charitable person noble in the federal republic of nigeria.He deposited
the sum of USD$8m [ eight million United States Dollars]in a Bank in
Nigeria .

And now the bank has given me a condition and notice , condition: that
I must provide them with the next of kin to my late client , after all my
search to find the relations to my late client .Now 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 USD$8m [ eight
Million United States Dollars]can be paid to you and then you and me can share
the money. 70% "$M5.6 USD" to me and 30%= "$M2.4USD" to you. I will help
you to secure all necessary legal documents that can be used to back up any
claim we may make. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this deal through.

I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
thatwill protect you from any breach of the law,as you also will make
this transaction confidential between both of us. I therefore urge you to
send to me your telephone and fax number for easy communication.

Best Regards,
Dr Bulema Tafa.
de_deskformgpl@yahoo.com



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