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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: stanley obi <obi_14@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: <obistan002@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 24 Apr 2007 02:23:47 +0000
Subject: I NEED BENEFICIARY TO LATE MICHEAL



From Desk Top Of: Mr.STANLEY OBIAuditing and accounting section,Foreign remittance department,Intercontinental Bank plc ATTENTION
I am a managing officer with Intercontinental Bank Plc, My name is Mr.Stanley Obi I am an accounting officer to Late Engineer Micheal Foster a citizen of your country, who used to work with French oil major Total, company here in Nigeria. Hershall be referred to as my client On the 21st of April 2002, my Client, his wife and their three children were involved in a drastic car accident along Lagos/Ibadan Express Road. Unfortunately him and his three kids lost their lives immediately in the event of the accident, while the wife was taken to the hospital where she died three days later.Their bodies were kept in the mortuary for five months, in order for the authorities, to carry out proper investigation on how to locate their surviving relatives. They have checked all available public files and embassies, but all their effort s had proved abortive.
After these several unsuccessful attempts, no one has been coming for his account that he deposited with my bank. And due to the banking law and regulation of 1985, sub section 18d page 103 chapter 11 of constitution governing all banking policy in Nigeria, and in accordance to the banking decree 003 sub section 45 which stated that any deposited fund which remains unclaimed after the existing period of four years will be confiscated by the national treasury department as unclaimed fund. And this has brought too much agitation in our bank between boards of directors on how to declare this account unserviceable, base to the fact that the deceased has no next of kin.
After the meeting held by the excutives of intercontinental bank with me on 20th of March 2005,they have all agreed to extend the date to 29th May 2007.Consequently to this, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property left behind by my client before they Get them confiscated or declare unserviceable by intercontinental bank Plc Where the deceased have an account Valued at about ($7 million US Dollars).The bank has issued out a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account onfiscated with in the next few weeks. Since no one has been able to locate their relatives for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased so that this accountvalued at ($7 million US Dollars) can be paid to you and then you and I Can share the money.50% to me and 40% to you, while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your government may require. All the necessary documents concerning this claim are with the Bank legal department. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legal arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.Send your response to my private /personal email address.
Please for me to file in for you as the next of kin,I would like you to send me the folowing information.

Full NameAddressOccupationNationalityMobile/pho ne numberFaxAgeSex
With these available details I will file an application in your name,after which will send you an official letter of claim for you to send to the bank via email: I shall be looking forward to hearing from you.

Best RegardsMr.Stanley Obi
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