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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • md_ef1000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Mofe=20Dave?= <mofedave@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: md_ef1000@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 24 Aug 2008 01:26:05 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Letter Of Intents


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:mofedave@yahoo.com.co



- It is obvious that this proposal will come to you as a suprise this is because we have not met before,However,I am (Mofe Davies)personal Attorney tolate Engr.Ali Akbar a Foreigner,and a contractor with Shell Petroleum Company in Nigeria.On the 21st of April 2003,my client,his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Lagos ExpressRoad.Unfortunately theylost their lives in the accident,Since then I have made inquiries to Embassies to locate any extended relatives of my clients,this proved unsuccessful.After these unsuccessful attempts,The bank has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated.I now decided to contact you to assist me in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client,I can easily convince the bank with my legal practice that you are a relation to my client.Otherwise the money he left will be confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits were lodged,valued at about $15.5million U.S dollars(FifteenMillion Five Hundred Thousand U.S.America Dollars).Having been unsuccessfulin locating the relatives for several years now.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased,so that the proceeds of this account valued at $15.5million U.S dollars can be paid to youraccount and then you and me canshare the money.70% for me and 25% to you,while 5% should be for expenses or tax as government may require.Ihave all necessary legaldocumentsthatcan be used to back up any claim we may mak e.I requireyour honest co-operation toseeing this deal through.Iguarantee that this will be executed under legitimate plansthat will protect you from anybreach ofthe law.Ilook forward to hear from you urgently sothatwecanproceedaccordinglyemail:md_ef1000@yahoo.com

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