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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348035275367 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR BEN SALAMI" <mrben_salami11@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 02 Jan 2006 20:55:51 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED

FROM THE DESK OF.
AUDIT MANAGER.
MR .BEN SALAMI.
ACCESSE TRUST BANK PLC.
STALLION PLAZA LGS.
MOBILE:+234-803-5275367.

KIND ATTENTION FOR URGENT BUSINESS CONFIDENTIAL.

Dear Friend,

I know this letter will come to you as a surprise but let it not be,for
nature has a way of arriving
unannounced and an adage says '' Originals are very hard to find but there
echo sounds louder'' while I was searching for a reliable and honest person,
who can do this business with me, from the internet that is how i get in
contact with you. So I decided to contact you myself for you assure me of
Safety and honesty if I have to entrust any amount of money under your
custody.

Compliment of the day and how is life general with you? Of course it is my
humble wish to solicit and crave your indulgence to make this project
request for a joint business transaction which I hope will not come to you
as a surprise, hence I plead for your pardon.

I am Mr Ben Salami,the Auditing and Accounting Unit,Foreign Operations
Department Access Trust Bank Of Nig, PLC. I have an urgent and confidential
business proposal for you.On June 6,
1999, an Australlian oil consultant/contractor with via National Petroleum
cooperation (NNPC) Late Engr.Steve Moore made a numbered time (fixed)
deposit for twelve calenderer month valued at US$15.500.000.00(Fiften
Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) in my branch.On maturity, I sent a
routine notification to his forwarded address but got no reply
after months we send a reminder and finally we discovered from hiscontract
employee (Nigeria national petroleum Corporation) that Late Engr.Steve Moore
died from an automobile accident. On further investigation,it was clear that
he died without making a will. All attempts by the Australian to trace his
next of kin were fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Late Engr. Steve
Moore did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official
documents including his deposit document in my bank.The total sum of
US$15,500,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant acct. No one will ever come
forward to claim it. According to Nigerian banking law, after five years,
the money will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government. If the
account owner is certified death and nobody comes forward to claim it.

This is the situation ,and my proposal is that I am looking for a foreigner
who will stand in as the beneficiary/next of kin. This is simple. All you
have to do is to immediately send me the details of a bank account anywhere
in the world for me to arrange the proper money transfer document. The money
will then be transferred into the account for us to share in the ration of
60% for me 30% for you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for
expenses incurred within
here and there.

There is no risk involved. I am using my position and connection in the bank
here to do all the document work for the transaction. We shall employ the
services of an attorney to draft the will and obtain all necessary documents
and letter of administration in your fovour for the transfer. This
transaction is risk free guaranteed. If you are interested, please reply
immediately confidentiality and be rest assured that this transaction could
be most profitable for both of
us. Please do not expose this deal if you are not interested because if you
do, it will take me out ofseat.and for your interest to do this business
with me kindly reply asap and call me.


I am awaiting your urgent reply.

Best regards,

Mr.Ben Salami,

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