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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)
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • elu_4abia@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: e1abia@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:56:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: My Proposition.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: elu_4abia@yahoo.com



- FROM=MR ELUCHI ABIA PLOT 12 SANUSI FAFUNWA, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS. Dear Friend, Please accept my sincere apologies if my mail fails to meet your professional and moral Ethics,as we have not met efore. I know you may be skeptical about what i am about to tell you because of the evil doings of people of the world today,which has brought fear and made alot of people not to engage in genuine and legitimate business ventures,i urge you to take your time and read this email very well. I am a Banker; my name is MR ELUCHI ABIA, an accountant.I am the accounts Manager to a late Engineer, a white foreigner whom I have financial dealings for a long time now. He was a contractor with the DEPARTMENT OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS. On 10,Dec 2005, my customer/client,his wife, and his only son were involved in a SOSOLISO AIRLINE CRASH. My client and his family all died in that fatal air crash. Since then,I have made several attempts and enquiries to locate any of his exte!
nded Relatives,but this has Proved unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace a good and reliable Person over the Internet, that can help me in repatriating this fund left behind in our Bank since the bank i work for and where the funds is at present intend to declare the funds unservicable if nobody come for the money. I am contacting you to assist me in repatriating this money left behind by my Customer/client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposit was lodged, particularly this Bank that I am presently working, Where the deceased had an account Valued at TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS,The Bank has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within a short period of time. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives of my client,I now seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this accoun!
t valued at TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS (USD$20,500,0
00) will be transferred into your account and we will share the funds according to an agreed ratio. I have arranged everything and you will not engage in anything that is illegal.I have made arrangements with a good Attorney to assist us. He will present himself to the Bank and notarize all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back up the inheritance claim. All I require from you is your honest cooperation to enable us see this business through. Please if you have the capacity to carry out this business,respond to this email immediately,and I will forward to you the full and detailed information of my myself to enable us commence business.immediately. Expecting your Urgent response. REGARDS, MR ELUCHI ABIA

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