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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • okwillinfo@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?oko=20williams?= <okwillinfo@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: bttzn@hotmail.fr
Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2006 16:21:26 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Hello Sir:


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: okwillinfo@yahoo.co.uk

FROM THE DESK:Mr. Oko William.

BRANCH MANAGER,

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC (UBA)

PLOT 669, ILupeju STREET,

P O BOX 75455,VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.

LAGOS NIGERIA


My Name is Oko William.

Dear Friend,


I feel quite safe dealing with you in this business proposition.

Though,this medium (Internet)has been greatly abused,I choose to reach you through it because it still remains the fastest,surest and most secured medium of communication. However,this correspondence is unofficial and

private,and it should be treated as such.


I also guarantee you that this deal is hitch free from all what you may think of. I am Mr. Oko William, a United Bank For Africa PLC Branch manager, ILupeju Branch NIGERIA. ! I am contacting you based on Trust and

confidentiality that will be attached to this deal.


The Management and the Legal department of our BANK (UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC NIGERIA) in a recent meeting, recommended that the account of Mrs.Schranner Maria, who was one of my branch depositor,should be declared dormant and confisticated the depositor?s fund to the Bank Treasury

according to Nigeria Banking and Financial law. he is a foreigner based in Nigeria, unfortunately She is late. died on a fatal plane crash on monday,31 july,2000,13:GMT 14:22 uk with other passengers on board as you can confirm through this website. http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm


She is an account holder in my branch, she owns a dollar account with the sum of US$38.6M (Thirty Eight Million, Six Hundred United States Dollars Only) deposited in the account. In fact it happened that since her death,the

next of kin of the dollar account holder(thebrother) has not show up for the claim.


This is where I am interested on and this is where I want you to come in.I want you to come in as the relation of the deceased, I will give you the contact of the attorney, you will have to write to him Telling him you

are a relation to the deceased and that you have found out that Mrs.Schranner Maria has account with UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC ILLUPEJU BRANCH NIGERIA which you wants to lay claims through his legal authority.He is going to be happy to assist you. I will be the one to provide the vital documents for the claims

of the money.


Please include your telephone/fax number/ Home Address when replying this mail and I will give you more information as soon as you indicate your willingness to assist in thistransaction.


We will use our positions to get all internal documentations to back up the claims.The whole Procedures will last only 7 working days to get the fund retrieved successfully Without trace even in future.


Please i need the following:


1.YOUR FULL NAME


2.PHONE AND FAX NUMBER


3.HOME ADDRESS


4.COMAPNY NAME AND ADDRESS.


5.YOUR PASSPORT PHOTO


After successful conclussion of this transaction, we shall share the money 70-30.


I sincerely will appreciate your acknowledgement as soon as possible to indicate your interest to enable us proceed.


Yours Truly,


Mr. Oko Williams



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