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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • aatoma@inbox.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: atoma atoma <aat_001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <aatoma@inbox.ru>
Date: Mon, 7 Jan 2008 11:41:48 +0000
Subject: FROM ATOMA HOPEFULLY WE CAN WORK THIS OUT SINCERELY.



OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR OF CREDIT CONTROL INTERNATIONAL CREDIT BANK PLC, 101-103 AVENUE, KWAME NKURUMAH, OUAGADOUGOU BURKINA FASO. Dear Sir/Madame, RE; REQUEST FOR YOU TO STAND AS A NEXT OF KIN AND REPATRIATE 5.5 MILLION USD TO YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY ACCOUNT. I was mandated by the Managing Director of INTERNATIONAL CREDIT BANK PLC to ascertain your interest and capability to Co-operate with us in actualizing this highly rewarding project on repatriation of funds to your country. Are you willing to be presented as the bonafide next of kin to Mr.Floyd Tarantino, a crude oil merchant from Australia. Until his untimely death by the Tsunami Disaster in Indonesia, Mr.Floyd operated a fixed Deposit account of Five Million five hundred thousand United States Dollars(US$5,500,000.00) with INTERNATIONAL CREDIT BANK PLC. Sequel to his death, the Bank made concerted effort to contact his immediate family in Australia in order to re-claim and transfer the ownership of the fund. Unfortunately, the Bank discovered recently that the immediate families of the depositor Mr. Floyd were also drastically affected by the same Tsunami while on holidays. Apparently, the fund is now in full custody of the Bank. After a very serious survey, I and the CEO of the Bank decided to repatriate this fund to a trustworthy and reliable overseas bank account for highly yield investment portfolios. The modality of disbursing the fund will be discussed fully with the Bank-Account owner/provider, which we are offering you. All the documents establishing the deposit of the fund and empowering you to be Next of Kin/Beneficiary of the fund will be perfectly secured in your name if interested in helping secure the fund. Transfer of this fund can be swiftly and successfully implemented within 14 bank working days if you provide the necessary overseas infrastructure required to realize the objective. Please protect my position in my bank by keeping everything secret and confidential until we transfer this funds to your destination. Be kind enough to confirm the receipt of this message for more clarification. Awaiting your reply. Sincerely, Mr.Atoma Atoma.
N:B Please reply via this Email:aatoma@inbox.ru
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