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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 state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +22566336820 (Cote d'Ivoire, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • scottnrci@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: scottnrci12@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 12:24:19 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Business=20Proposal=2E?=

Business Proposal.


Firstly let me introduce myself,I am Mr.Nelson Scott,a staff in the
accounts department of Ecobank Plc here in the Ivory Cost.

One of our accounts with holding balance of US$26,000,000
(Twenty million United State Dollars) has been dormant
and has not been operated for the past six (6) years.
From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this
account, a foreigner by name Kurt Kahle died in July, 2000 see this;

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

since then nobody has done anything as regards the
claiming of this money because he has no family members who
are aware of the existence neither of the account nor the funds.

I have secretly discussed this matter with a senior official
of this Bank and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign
partner to deal with. We thus propose to do business with you,
standing in as the next of kin of these funds from the
deceased and funds released to you after due processes have
been followed and we ready to offer you 20% of the US$26m for
your co-operation and assistance on this project.

This transaction is totally free of risk and as the fund is
legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry,
terrorism or any other illegal act. On receipt of your
response I will furnish you with detailed clarification as it
relates to this mutual benefit transaction.

I am looking forward to hearing from you as soon as possible,
please kindly reply only to my priavte email:scottnrci@sify.com

Mr.Nelson Scott
Tel:+225 66336820.
E-mail:scottnrci@sify.com

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