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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 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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • zzbank01@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Zenith Bank <zzbank01@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: zenithinternationalbankplc@gawab.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 11:06:17 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: zzbank01@yahoo.ca

Zenith Bank Nigeria Plc.


Good Day to you,


With close inquiries made about you ,I believe you can handle this

matter.I humbly seek your assistance in a matter that needs outmost trust

andconfidence. I am Dr. Jim Ovia, (MBA,ACIS)and I am the bank manager of

Zenith bank in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.





There is an account in my bank that has not been updated in the last

nine years and it has the sum of $7,000,000.00 usd.This money has no

beneficiary and severe investigations show that the account belongs to a

foreign company belonging to Mr.Morris Thompson who died a couple of

years ago. Right now, I am willing to give you 20% of the total sum as

your own share if the money is transferred into your account.


The nature of your business is not relevant for the success of this

transaction. I have taken all necessary precautions to make sure that the

transaction is 100% risk free and it is believed that this transaction

will be completed within seven working days.I require you to send me

your private email address, phone and fax number for an easy and well

secured communication.


Please you must keep this transaction secret at all times until you

have received the fund in your account.You may also go through our

banking online site through ( www.zenithbank.com ) to check out my profile

there and everything about my bank.When you log on the website,you click

on about us and after that,you scroll down to your left and have a click on

management team and i am very sure that you will get to the page and

have a look on our management team and me in personal.


Please do send to me your informations as stated below:


Full Name....................................

Contact Address..........................

Age......................................

Date of Birth..............................

Occupation...............................

Phone number.........................

Mobile phone..........................

Fax......................................


Best regards,

Dr.Jim Ovia.



- Zenith Bank

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