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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • davejohnson@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DUKA DAWODU" <andovale@paraisonet.com.br>
Reply-To: dukadawodu@jmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 8:35:59 -0300
Subject: Greetings (Letter of Proposal)



Greetings,

Sub: Letter of Proposal.

First of all I want you to know that this is not a scam email. Because base on what is going on all over the Internet world people find it very difficult to believe thing like this any more. If you can guarantee me from your side your trust and honestly, I will be able to work with you. I will appreciate if you can come down yourself and see thing for Yourself before we proceed and this will make thing clearer for you.

My name is Duka Dawodu, and I hope my business proposal will be a pleasant surprise to you, as we have had no prior business relationship before now. I am from United Kingdom, I am sixty-five years old and a Vice President in a major bank here in the United Kingdom where I stumbled on this remarkable discovery I am about to share with you.On November 6, 2004, a Canadian Oil consultant/contractor with the Liberian National Petroleum Corporation (LNPC), MR.BARRY KELLY made a Fixed Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at US$125,000,000.00 (ONE HUNDRED AND TWENTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) in my bank. Upon maturity, I sent a routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply. Several periodic reminders were sent but to no avail and finally we discovered from his contract employers, the Liberian National Petroleum Corpration that MR.BARRY KELLY died from an automobile accident.

Further investigation revealed that Late BARRY KELLY declared no next of kin on his sworn affidavits with the bank records. This sum of US$125,000,000.00 is still in my bank here in the United Kingdom accumulating interest yet unclaimed till date. According to Laws and Constitution, the government could confiscate this money if unclaimed for another two years. I am therefore, most humbly and discreetly seeking a reliable, honest and trustworthy foreign associate and friend to help take delivery and secure these funds on my behalf, with the intention of investing in a possible profitable business in your country under your directive and supervision of SIR.DAVE JOHNSON. Rather than having it seized by the authorities.

The details of these and the manner these resources shall be transferred from my bank to your bank account which you shall provide would be discussed during your meeting with SIR.DAVE JOHNSON all follow-up and dialogue prior to this projectwill be forward to you upon receipt of your reply to SIR.DAVE JOHNSON( davejohnson@jmail.co.za ) he shall be making available to you more details that will help you understand the transaction better. Please realize that I cannot divulge too much at this stage because of the office i am occupying.

I hope to be hearing from you soon.

Regards,
Duka Dawodu

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