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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel eze" <danieleze03@msn.com>
Reply-To: danieleze01@takemail.com
Date: Fri, 13 Jan 2006 12:15:36 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF MR. DANIEL EZE,

FROM THE DESK OF MR. DANIEL EZE,
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS

Attn:(CEO)

This mail will definitely be coming to you as a surprise, but I must crave
your indulgence to introduce myself to you.

I am MR DANIEL EZE A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS, Nigeria. I have an urgent and confidential
business proposal for you. However I got your contact through the
International web directory.

Some year ago, a Foreign oil merchant/Contractor with the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT
OF NIGERIAN ,LATE ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER, made a numbered time(Fixed)
Deposit for twelve (12) calendar months,valued at US$US$20.5M (Twenty
Million Five hundred Dollars)in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a routine
notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his
contract employers,THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION that LATE
ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER died from an AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE.

On further investigation,I found out that he died without making a WILL and
all attempts to trace his NEXT OF KIN was friutless. I therefore made
further investigation and discovered that LATE ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER
did not declare any KIN OR RELATIONS IN ALL HIS OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS,
INCLUDING HIS BANK DEPOSIT PAPER WORK IN MY BANK.

This sum of US$US$20.5M is still sitting in my Bank and the interest is
being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each year. NO PERSON
WILL EVER COME FOWARD TO CLAIM IT.

According to NIGERIAN LAW, at the expiration of 5(FIVE) YEARS, the money
will revert to the ownership of the NIGERIAN FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY
APPLIES TO CLAIM THE FUND.

Consequently, my proposal is that I WANT YOU TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF
KIN/BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND. So that the fruits of this old man’s labour
will not get into the hands of some corrupt government officials.

What we are going to do is simple.You have to provide the following
information.

1; YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.
2; YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
3; YOUR BANKING INFORMATION.
4; DATE OF BIRTH.
5; OCCUPATION

We shall use these information to prepare DOCUMENTS AND AFFIDAVITS, THROUGH
AN ACCREDITED ATTORNEY REPRESENTING YOU AS THE NEXT OF KIN/BENEFICIARY OF
THIS FUND DEPOSIT.

We shall need the services of the Attorney for the DRAFTING AND NOTARISATION
OF THE WILL, AND FOR OBTAINING ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS AND LETTER OF
PROBATE/ADMINISTRATION IN YOUR FAVOUR FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUND into an
account you will provide.

For your assistance, you will be adequately compensated with 30%) of the
total sum. (60%) will be my own share while (10%) will be set aside to cover
any incidental expenses made both at home and abroad before conclusion of
this deal.

This transaction is 100% risk free as the paper work will be done by the
Attorney and my position as the Branch Accountant guarantees the successful
execution. If you are interested in assisting me in this transaction,please
reply immediately via my email under.Upon your response, I shall then
provide you with more details and relevant documents that will help you
understand this transaction better.

Please realise that the confidentiality of this arrangement must be
maintained from now, and even after the successful complition of this
transaction.I will meet with you in your country for disbursement after the
fund has been released to you and also to discuss investment potentials as I
will like to invest in your country with your assistance.

Thank you.

Regards,
MR DANIEL EZE.

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