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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:
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Obigwe <ibrahimdankwabo236@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: remittance_unionbank@inmail24.com
Date: Sat, 28 Jun 2008 07:41:56 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY




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HEAD OFFICE STALLION PLAZA
36 MARINA=20
P.M.B 2027 LAGOS, NIGERIA
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Attention:=A0=A0 Sir=20
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Payment Clearance Order No: ESDC/NG.TRXX/USD9.6M/2008.=20
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It is my great pleasure to contact you. I am Mr. A.I.N. Obigwe, General Man=
ager Union Bank of Nigeria Plc. We have discovered the Sum of Nine Million =
Six Hundred Thousand United State Dollars, belonging to one of our Late Eng=
.. Butch R. Miguel who died in a plane crash accident along with his entire =
family.=20
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It has been a long time since nobody came to claim the fund. The Bank Manag=
ement asked me to produce a next of kin to our late client. This is the rea=
son am contacting you; to enable me present you as the Next of Kin to Late =
Eng. Butch R. Miguel.=20
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As an insider, I have all it takes to secure this fund into your personal b=
ank account for our mutual benefit and be assured there is no risk at the e=
nd of the day.
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Please if you are interested to participate in this transaction forward to =
me the following information: (1) your full name and your full address (2) =
your private telephone numbers (3) your age and occupation.
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=A0Please urgently send this information=A0via the above=A0email address as=
=A0I look forward to hearing from you.
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Yours faithfully,=20





Mr. A.I.N. Obigwe=A0
General Manager=A0(Corporate & International Banking).
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