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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohammed Mohammed Garba" <mohammedgarba2000@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 20:45:25 +0800
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED.........


IN QUEST OF URGENT ASSISTANCE AND CO-OPERATION



Reply me here please.

Email: mohammedgarba@live.com<http://us.f431.mail.yahoo.com/ym/Compose?To=mohammedgarba@live.com>



Dear Sir/Madam,



This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it's just my urgent
need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this transaction. I
am a banker by profession and currently the Director, Auditing and
Accounting unit of Trust bank Nig., Plc. I have the opportunity of
transfering the left over funds ($10.5million) of one of our bank's
customers who died along with his entire family on 31st July 2000 in a plane
crash. You can confirm the deceased death by clicking on this web site



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



Hence, I am introducing this business deal to you. If you accept the offer,
the money will be shared between us in the ratio of 60% for me and 30% for
you while 10% will be used for expenses. If you agree to this business
proposal, reply urgently so that further details of the transaction will be
forwarded to you.



I will appreciate early response from you.



Have a great day.



Yours Truly,



EMAIL: mohammedgarba@live.com

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