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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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Fraud email example:

From: "micheal utomy" <michealutomy05@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michealutomy101@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 08 Aug 2005 04:48:46 -0500
Subject: GOOD DAY

FROM MR, MICHEAL UTOMY,
MANAGER, CREDIT & BILLS DEPT.
STANDARD TRUST BANK PLC
HEAD OFFICE BRANCH
LAGOS, NIGERIA
P O BOX 75455,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.
TEL; 234-1-4773852
EMAIL;michealutomy1@mailbox.hu

Attention: Sir/Madam,

With all do respect Kindly accept my apology for sending my mail to you.
Although I know that due to how some people go about deceiving good/kind
citizens like you, no one
seems to trust or assist it's fellow human beign again in this life that we
are living in. Am a true Christian, and I want you to trust me and help me
out in this my condition by introduction

I am MR, Micheal Utomy a manager with Standard Trust Bank Nigeria Plc, i am
contacting you based on Mr Burke, Sean, who operate an account with Standard
Trust Bank with account number 24-661-2005/ncb/t who perished in a plane
crash[Korean Air Flight 801] with the whole passengers aboard on August 6,
1997.

http://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.list
Since the demise of this my client, I personally has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has proved abortive as no one has
come to claim his funds of US$11.5 m, [Eleven million five hundred thousand
united states dollars] which has been with Standard Trust Bank for a very
long time.On this note,

I decided to seek for whom his name shall be used as the Next of kin as no
one has come up to be the next of kin. And the banking ethics here does not
allow such money to stay more than nine years, because money will be
recalled to the bank treasury as unclaimed after this period.In view of this
I got your contact through my email search for who will aissit me in this
transaction. And with respect to your personality, I will give you 25% of
the total sum.

Upon the receipt of your response, I will send you by fax or e-mail the
Application, bank's fax number and the next step to take. I will not Fail to
bring to your notice that this business is hitch free and that you should
not entertain any fear as all modalities for fund transfer can be finalized
within five banking days, after you apply to the bank as a relation to the
deceased.When you receive this letter. Kindly send me an e-mail signifying
your Decision including your private informations, the this is the
informations below for quick communication.

1) your full name and contact address,
2) your private telephon and fax number,
3) your international passport or drivers lisense,
4) your bank details,

I am looking forward for your urgent reply,

May God bless you and your family.

Best regards,
Micheal Utomy
Manager, Credit&Bills Dept.
Standard Trust Bank Plc,

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