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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • resultbox23@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mark lord <lordmac01@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 20 Mar 2006 05:56:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


first Bank Of Nig. Plc
first House Marina
Lagos State
Nigeria

dear friend,

Compliment of the day and how is life generally 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.Dave Reebok, the manager in the headquarters of union bank of Nig. Plc Lagos. I have an urgent and confidential business proposal for you.

On April 15, 2004, an American oil consultant/contractor with Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) Mr.Mike Dike made a numbered time (fixed) deposit for twelve calendar months valued at US$11,000,000.00(Eleven Million 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 his contract employee (Nigerian national petroleum Corporation) that Mr. Mike Dike died in a plane crash accident. On further investigation, it was clear that he died without making a will. All attempts to trace his next of kin were fruitless.
I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Mike Dike did not declare any next of kin or relations in all his official documents including his deposit document in my bank. The total sum US$11,000,000.00 is still in my bank as dormant account. No one will ever come forward to claim it.
According to Nigerian banking law, after four 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.

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, your address, your telephone and fax numbers for me to arrange payment of the money in your favour as the relation of late Mr.Mike Dike who died in a plane crash and the money will then be paid to you legally for us to share in the ration of 60% for me 30% for you while the remaining 10% will be set aside for expenses re-imbursement.
I know that a transaction of this magnitude would make anyone apprehensive and worried. But I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. A bold step taken shall not be regretted, I assure you.
Please do be informed that this business transaction is 100% legal and there is no risk involved. I am using my position as the bank manager and connection in the bank here to arrange the payment in your favour as the relation of Late Mr. Mike Dike. We shall employ the services of an attorney to obtain all necessary documents and letter of administration in your favour for the payment.

If you are interested, please reply immediately through my private email address[resultbox23@gmail.com ] as soon as you receive this mail 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 of seat.

Please reply in strict confidence to the contact number(2348026147822) above. As soon as i receive your response, I will send you some documents which you will show to our bank when demanded.

Sincerely with warm regards,
Mr.lawson mackson



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