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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 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: JOHN RAFEAL <j_rapheal@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Mar 2008 22:38:16 -0800 (PST)
Subject: CLAIM ALERT(NEXT OF KIN)


UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
HEAD OFFICE,
UBA PLACE
Plot 1662, Oyin
Jolayemi Street Victoria Island,
Lagos, Nigeria.
Dear Sir/Ma,

I am MR Mr John Rapheal account manager of Mr.Mikhail a Russian Nationalility,
who used to work with Harlibuton Energy Services Nig.Ltd, Port-Harcourt here in Nigeria.
On the 21st July 2002,our customer,his wife And their three children were involved in a car accident along Ogbolu express road.All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost there live.
Since then I have made several enquiries to their embassy to locate any of his extended relatives this has also proved unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to track his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family or anybody that can help me, hence I have contacted you.
I have contacted you to assist in repartrating the money and property left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the bank where he deposited the sum off US$8.5 million dollars with United Bank For Africa Plc,also the banking guidelines of UBA Plc stipulates that if such money remained unclaimed for over a period of time, it will be sent to the reserve account of UBA.
Since I have not seen anybody to come for the money and his property for the last two years and the bank has been notifying the Rotary club for the past one year,now I seek your consent to present you or front you as the
next of kin to the deceased since we can agree to make little changes
in the document before you go for the claim,the proceeds of this account valued at US$8.5 million dollars can be paid to you and then you and i can share the money.I promise that this will be done under
legal arrangement that will protect you from going contrary to the law of the land.
Please get in touch through my email to enable us discuss further.

Mr John Rapheal
United Bank For Africa Plc






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