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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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • ibejijohnson2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aibejijohnson2008@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Ibeji Johnson" <ibeji.johnson08@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ibejijohnson2008@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 27 Jun 2008 11:24:10 -0700
Subject: VERY URGENT.


Attn:Sir


My Dear Friend

Permit me to introduce myself, my name is Mr.Ibeji Johnson .I work with
(UNION.BANK )Republic Nigeria as(Senior Accountant),in the discharge of my
duty,I stumbled on this domiciliary account that has remained dormant for
three years now with US $10.5 (Ten Million Five Hundred Thousand United
States Dollars)on it
with account name Mr Arnold Howard .


I made enquiries and discovered that the account holder died in an
accident.I am writing you so that we can work together to remit this money
to you as the next of kin because this money belong to a foreigner and has
to be claim by a foreigner. If I hear from you, I will tell you all you need
to do.


I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement
that will protect you from any breach of the law.


Please reply to my private
e-mail:ibejijohnson2008@gmail.com<e-mail%3Aibejijohnson2008@gmail.com>


Best Regards,
Mr.Ibeji Johnson
Tell.234 70-285-146-11

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