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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "abidjan" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • 23417590512

Fraud email example:

From: "Hamza Gambo" <hamz_gam@msn.com>
Reply-To: hgambo@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 20:01:12 +0000
Subject: IMMEDIATE RESPONSE

Hamza Gambo
Manager, Internal Audit/
Foreign Remittance Dept,
Union Bank Plc
36Broad Street,
Victoria Island, Lagos.
Tele/Fax:234-1-759-05-12


Attn:Sir/Madam,

My name is Hamza Gambo.An account officer to late Mr. Rodney Ford who use to
work for an oil firm in Nigeria. Mr.Rodney Ford a well-known
Philanthropist,who unfortunately died in the plane crash of Kenya Airways
Flight 431 in Abidjan,Ivory Coast,January 30 2000.on his way back to Nigeria
with his family after spending there holidays in (USA)Mr.Ford,his wife,and
their three children Were involved in the air crash accident and since then
I have made several Inquiries to their embassy here in Nigeria as directed
by the bank to locate any of his extended relatives, as he did not leave any
document or Will to this effect,all these and other efforts so far made have
proved unsuccessful.

I am making this contact to solicit your co-operation and assistance in
repatriating the money left behind by Mr.Ford,before my Bank Union Bank Nig
Plc includes it as part of their reserved capital receipt in their unclaimed
accumulated dividends revenue as the bank directors has issued me been the
account officer to produce his next of kin within this fiscal year or have
the account declares as such. But this is not their real motive as similar
accounts that had been so declared were soon diverted to their personal
accounts for their selfish uses.

Since all my efforts in locating his relatives this past years has proved
abortive hence my resolve to seek your consent in other to present you as
his next of kin so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($9.5 million
US Dollars) can be released to your nominated account for use in areas that
will benefit mankind and the poor in the society as this is one area that is
so dear to late Mr. Ford. Also your efforts will be compensated at the end
of the transfer.

All I require is your honest cooperation and financial assistance to enable
us claim this fund into your nominated account for use in better areas where
my late client will be proud of if alive. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me for more details if you are
interested.

Please include your phone and fax numbers contact address as you are
replying this mail.

Best regards
Mr.Hamza Gambo


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