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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348053172411 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • unionsecu_bankint@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: unionsecuritiesbank international <unionsecu_bankint@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Oct 2006 00:33:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PLEASE URGENT ATTENTION,,,,


Union Bank Plc

WARNING!!! It has come to our notice that some individuals have been impersonating Union Bank Plc and officials of the bank and making business proposals to the public. This is to advise the public especially all our customers world wide , and all our benefitiaries to exercise extreme caution in responding to all suspicious business proposals from these sources. In all cases, we advise the public to crosscheck all enquiries with our mail box, union_dpt_directoriesi@yahoo.com.com or call our customers care on +234-80-53172411

THE HEAD OF OPERATIONS,
ADMINISTRATIVE DEPARTMENT,
UNION BANK PLC 24 BABANGIA WAY,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
DATE OF SENT ; 2006 / 10 /23RD
MAIL TO ; UNIONSECU_BANKINT@YAHOO.COM
DEPOSITOR ; MRS. BRENDA SEILER-FAISER,
BENEFICIARY ;
:.....................


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ATTN: DEAR BENEFICIARY{PASTOR ISED}

GOOD MORNING AND HOW ARE YOU??
WE INTEND TO INFORM YOU AS THE BANKING LAW STIPULATES, THAT IN RECEIPT OF THE LEGALLY BACKED TRANSFER DOCUMENTS, THE TRANSFER OF YOUR INHERITED FUND WILL TAKE PLACE WITHIN 48HRS,

WE HAVE SUMMONED BARRISTER TIMOTHY EGOBIA TO COME UP WITH HE SAID DOCUMENTS AS THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER WINDOW HAS BEEN SCHEDULED THIS WEEK,

WE HOPE YOU UNDERSTAND AND BEAR WITH US HAVING IN MIND THAT IT IS NOT OUR MAKING TO KEEP YOUR FUND DELAYED UP TILL NOW, HOPING YOU ET BACK TO YOUR ATTORNEY TO HASTEN UP WHILE WE WAIT YOUR URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS REGARDS,

WE THANK YOU FOR YOUR USUAL CO-OPERATION.
YOURS TRULY,

WITH BEST REGARDS
DR. SALISU MOHAMED
DIRECTOR-OF-OPERATIONS,
UNION SECURITIES BANK.






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