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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • ukasunny_stbng@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Uka Sunny" <uka_sunny@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 21:49:09 +0000
Subject: I need your trust as the next of kin

Dear friend

I would like to introduce myself as Mr.Uka Sunny
Accountant with Standard Trust Bank Plc, Lagos. I am the
personal Account Manager to Engr. Renold a National of your country, who
before his
death worked with Shell Petroleum Development Company
in Nigeria. Here in after shall be referred to as my
client on November 21, 2000, my client, his wife, and
their two children were involved in a car accident
along Lagos/Ibadan express way. All occupants of the
vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to my clients
country's embassy to locate any of his extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.
Afterthese several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to
trace his last name

over the internet, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you. I have contacted you to assist
in repatriating the money and property left behind by
my client before they are confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where this huge deposits
were lodged, particularly the Standard Trust Bank Plc.
where the deceased had an account Valued at about
US$9,311,000.00 (Nine million, three hundred and
eleven thousand Dollars)has Issued me a notice to
provide the next of kin. Or have the account
confiscated within the next fifteen official working
days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the
relatives for over two years now, I seek your consent
to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you have the same lastname so that the proceeds
of this account valued at (US$9,311,000.00) can be
paid to you and then you and I can share the money in
this ratio, 60% to me and 40% to you.
An attorney will be contracted to help us revalidated
and notarize all the necessary legal documents that
can be used to back up any claim we may make. All I
require is your honest co-operation to enable us see
this deal through. I guarantee that this will be
executed under a legitimate arrangement that will
protect you from any breach of the law. You can
contact me through this private e-mail ukasunny_stbng@yahoo.co.uk
and enclose your private

(1)Your telephone number for easy communication.

(2) Your fax number........

(3)Your occupation.........

(4)Your sex/age............

(5)Your address............

Best Regards

Mr. Uka Sunny

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