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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348069680066 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: MR NWOSU KEVIN <nwosukevin3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <nwosukevin@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 13:00:07 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY FROM THE DESK OF MR. KEVIN OKEY NWOSU



FROM THE DESK OF MR. KEVIN OKEY NWOSU. DIRECTOR OF FIRST INLAND BANK PLC. PRIVATE LINE :+234-806-968-0066E MAIL :nwosukevin@yahoo.com.hkWEBSITE : http://www.firstatlanticbank DEAR SIR/MADAM,I AM KEVIN OKEY NWOSU, THE MANAGING DIRECTOR OF FIRST INLAND BANK PLC, LAGOS. AFTER VIEWING YOUR PROFILE IN RESPECT OF YOUR RELIABILITY AND CAPABILITY IN HANDLING A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU. ENGR. JENSEN CHANDLER WAS OUR ESTEEM CUSTOMER , AN AMERICAN OIL CONSULTANT/CONTRACTOR WITH SHELL PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY IN NIGERIA. HE HAD A TOTAL SUM OF US$15,115,201.75 LEFT WITH MY BANK BEFORE HE DIED IN A BOMB EXPLOSION THAT TOOK PLACE AT IKEJA ,LAGOS ON 27TH JANUARY 2002 AND SINCE THEN NOBODY HAS PRESENTED HIM OR HERSELF AS THE NEXT OF KIN FOR THE CLAIM OF THE FUND. THEREFORE, I CONTACTED YOU TO ASSIST IN REPATRIATING THE MONEY BEFORE IT GETS CONFISCATED OR DECLARED UNSERVICEABLE BY THE BANK IN LINE WITH NIGERIAN BANKING POLICY. HOWEVER,I HAVE DECIDED TO SHARE THE MONEY IN CONFIDENCE WITH YOU ONCE IT GETS TO YOU AS FOLLOWS : 57% FOR ME, 40% FOR YOU WHILE 3% SHOULD BE FOR TAX AS MAY BE REQUIRED BY YOUR GOVERNMENT. WHAT I NEED FROM YOU IS YOUR MAXIMUM COOPERATION TO ENABLE US PULL THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. PLEASE GET BACK TO ME AFTER VIEWING MY BANK WEBSITE ABOVE AND THE FOLLOWING SITE AS WELL : http://www.worldsocialist-cwi.org/index2.html?/eng/2002/02/02.html http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2718295.stmhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/2698081.stmFOR CLARIFICATION. THANK YOU.YOURS FAITHFULLY, KEVIN OKEY NWOSU.
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