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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • felixnwabu201@yahoo.co.nz (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FELIX NWABUDIKE <felixnwabu212@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <tch_felix50@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sat, 3 Nov 2007 23:19:29 +0100
Subject: DEAR FRIEND, YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED.



Dear Friend, I am Mr.Felix Nwabudike, a solicitor at law. I am the Personal Attorney to Mr.David a National of United States who has lived in Nigeria for the past fifty years working as a Petroleum Engineer and whom here in after shall be referred to as my client. In April 2001, my client was involved in a fatal car accident along Lagos/shagamu express road. All the occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives; my client was one of them.I have contacted you because my client deposited sum amount valued $8million into a Bank here in Nigeria and since he has nobody stated in the banking deposit files as his next of kin and he did not make his WILL Before his untimely death. I decided to reach you so that we can both work in hand to claim this fund instead of allowing it to be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged. United Bank for Africa Plc is where he deposited the money and they have issued me a notice to provide the Next of kin within a limited time or the Bank may declare the fund as Unclaimed and pay it into the Government account.I seek your consent to present you as the Next of kin of the deceased since you are a forigner so that the proceeds of this deposited valued at $8million dollars can be paid to you as my client's Next of Kin, and then we can share the amount on a mutual agreed percentage. All legal documents to back up your claim as the deceased Next of Kin will be provided by me since I am his personal attorney,all I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. Indicate your interest by sending the below information: 1. Your full name and address: 2. Your telephone /mobile 3. Your Occupation: Please get in touch with me For further correspondence. YOU ARE ADVICE TO REACH ME ON THE BELLOW EMAIL ADDRESS.Reply-To===(felixnwabu201@yahoo.co.nz) Warmest Regards, Felix Nwabudike,Esq.
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