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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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Freddie Egobia"<femicoker12@excite.com>
Reply-To: dr.freddieegobia@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 31 Aug 2007 10:03:24 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: GOOD DAY SIR/MA


















Dear friend, Please,Permit me to introduce myself, my name is Dr.Freddie Egobia.I work with Union Bank of Nigeria Limited as(AssistantAuditor).In the discharge of my duties,I stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for threeyears now with Eighteen million Five hundred Thousand dollars(US$18.5m) in it. I contacted my Director and we sent out staff for enquiries and discovered that the account holder died in an accident.I am writing you so that we can work together to remit the money to you as the next of kin because this money belongsto a foreigner and has to be claimed by a foreigner. I guarantee this transaction under a legitimate arrangements that will not breach the law by both parties.It is a simpleprocess which will take a short while to conclude.If I hear from you,I will tell you all you need to Know about the money. Yours Truely,Dr.Freddie Egobia.

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