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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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • +2348039242446 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chika Mbonu" <chikmbu1960@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 04 Jan 2006 13:10:10 +0000
Subject: REQUEST/HAPPY NEW YEAR.

FROM THE DESK OF : MR CHIKA C. MBONU
ASSURANCE BANK NIGERIA LIMITED
Plot 634, Adeyemo Alakija Street,
Victoria Island Lagos, Nigeria.
Date:January 4th,2006
Direct Telephone:+234-803-924-2446

Dear Friend,

I am Mr Chika Mbonu, The Managing Director of Assurance Bank Nigeria
Limited.
We are conducting a standard process investigation on behalf of our firm
with assistance from the International Banking Conglomerate to reach
relatives of late Mr.Anderson Leadbeater a nationality of your country,this
is with refrence to the circumstances surrounding large amount of deposits
made by this client with the Private Banking arm of Assurance bank Nigeria
limited.Mr.Anderson Leadbeater died intestate(Death without a will) and
nominated no successor in title as beneficiary over the money with the
bank,thereby making the Assurance Bank the executor to his deposits.

The responsibility of the bank at this point is to administer the decedents
deposit in accordance with the legally valid directions of the law.With
assistance from the International Banking Conglomerate I decided to trace
his last name, to locate any member of his family hence I contacted you.

This large deposit made by the late Mr.Anderson Leadbeater will be declared
unserviceable by my bank at the end of this banking year.With respect to
late Mr Anderson Leadbeater's blood relationship the LAWS of Nigeria
specifically provide that his property be inheritted according to his
marital or blood relations for the purpose of intestate succession.As a
result of the unfortunate accident where the entire family of Mr.Anderson
Leadbeater died, there are no surviving spouse and children,which means that
the line of inherittance to his deposit with the bank ascends and can only
be inhritted by any of his surviving relatives.

This is why I want to request your assistance in standing in to claim this
funds as the only surviving relative to the deceased since you have the same
last name and you are also of same nationality.
I would appreciate if you will assist in repatriating the money left behind
by this client before they get confiscated by the federal Government.Be that
as it may,I hope I have contacted the right person for this purpose.
Furthermore, I seek a very honest and reliable person.

I shall provide you with more detailed information if I am assured of your
committed response in assisting me repatriate this funds.
At this point Please respond urgently to this mail as soon as possible to
afford me opportunity to proceed with the formalities required in filling
you up legally as the bonafide beneficiary to the funds of late Mr. Anderson
Leadbeater.

Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.

Kind Regards.

Mr. Chika.C.Mbonu (FCA).


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