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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "RABIU MOHAMMED" <rabiumohammed4me@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: rabiu2004me@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 00:48:18 -0800
Subject: DEAR URGENT PLS,,

DR. RABIU
UNION BANK OF NIG PLC
36 MARINA,
LAGOS ISLAND.

DEAR FRIEND,
FIRST, I MUST SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION, THIS IS BY
VIRTURE IF ITS NATURE AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENCIAL AND TOP SECRET. THROUGH
I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANY ONE APPREHENSIVE
AND WORRIED, BUT I AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE
DAY. WE HAVE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION,
LET ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF PROPERLY TO YOU.

I AM THE MANAGER BILLS AND EXCHANGE OF FOREIGN RIMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF
UNION BANK(U.B.N HEADQUARTERS LAGOS NIGERIA) FORMALLY UNION BANK OF
SWITZERLAND(UBS-AG ZURICH SWITZERLAND). IN ACCORDANCE WITH FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT POLICIES ON INDIGINALIZATION LAW ON COMPANY AND ALLIED MATTERS OF
JAN 1977. I AM WRITING YOU THIS LETTER TO ASK FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND
CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS TRANSACTION.

WE DISCOVERED AN ABANDONED SUM OF US$ 10.5 MILLION(TEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS IN AN ACCOUNT THAT BELONGS TO ONE OF OUR FORIEGN
CUSTOMER WHO DIED ALONG SIDE HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN NOVEMBER 2001 IN A PLANE
CRASH. SINCE THIS DEVELOPMENT, WE HAVE ADVERTISEED FOR HIS NEXT OF KIN OR
ANY CLOSE RELATION TO COME AND FORWARD TO CLAIM THIS MONEY, BUT NOBODY CAME
TO APPLY FOR THE CLAIM.
TO THS EFFECT, I AND TWO OTHER OFFICIALS IN MY DEPARTMENT, HAVE DECIDED TO
LOOK FOR A TRUSTED FORIEGN PARTNER WHO CAN STAND IN AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO
DECEASED AND CLAIM THIS MONEY. WE NEED A FORIEGN PARTNER TO APLLY FOR THE
CLAIM BECAUSE OF THE FACT THAT THE CUSTOMER WAS A FORIEGNER AND WE DON'T
WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANKS TREASURY AS UNCLAIMED FUND.

EVERY DOCUMENT TO AFFECT THIS PROCESS WILL EMANATE FROM MY TABLE AND I WILL
PERFECT EVERY DOCUMENT TO BE IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE BANKING LAW AND
GUIDELINES, SO YOU HAVE NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT. WE HAVE AGREED THAT 30% OF
THE MONEY WILL BE FOR YOU, 10% FOR EXPENSES INCURRED ON BOTH SIDES, WHILE
60% WILL BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I.

IF YOU ARE GOING TO HELP ME, INDICATE BY REPLYING THIS LETTER AND PUTTING IN
YOUR BANK PARTICULARS, PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE REPLY TO ENABLE US START THIS TRANSACTION IN EARNEST.
ONCE I RECEIVE YOUR REPLY, I WILL SEND YOU THE TEXT OF APPLICATION FOR
IMMEDIATE APPLICATION OF CLAIM.

THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
ALHAJI DR. RABIU

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