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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • jerryuba01@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jerry Uba" <2jerryuba@gmail.com>
Reply-To: jerryuba01@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 18:37:23 +0100
Subject: ROM JERRY UBA,


ROM JERRY UBA,
45/8 Nnandi Azikiewe,
Street Lagos-Nigeria

Dear friend,

My name is Mr. Jerry Uba I work with Time Security Company here in
Lagos-Nigeria (TSC) as one of the store keeper, I find a family treasure
what USD$16.2 Million Dollars been deposited by one Mr. Ahmed Ado from
Sierra-Leone Africa and the information I got from the Manager of the
company is that Mr. Ahmed Ado has past away, He was killed by Rebels along
with his family in their country during the war in Sierra-Leone.

Now I want us to make the deal as i want you to stand as the next of kin to
late Mr. Ahmed Ado to claim the fund from our company since know one has
come as his Family member, Please if you are interested in this deal do let
me know so that I will forward to you more information and after the
successful of this deal we are going to have the percentage 30% for you and
65% for me while 5 for any expenses.

Get back to me on my private E-mail address (jerryuba01@gmail.com) if your
interested,note that what is in the treasure box is money but know body know
the content of the box only you and me.

I await your response with hope you will keep the confidentiality of this
deal, please do forward your private phone number when responding.

Regards,

Jerry Uba.

Anti-fraud resources:

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