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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • emenike_james@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Emenike James <emenikejames@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Jun 2006 21:24:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: NEXT OF KIN



From: EMENIKE JAMES
FIDELITY BANK PLC.

ATTENTION:

Dear Sir,

VERY CONFIDENTIAL

I WORK IN THE AUDIT UNIT OF THE FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT OF FIDELITY BANK PLC I WRITE TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR SUPPORT AND CO-OPERATION TO CARRY OUT THIS BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY IN MY DEPARTMENT. DURING OUR RECENT AUDIT OF THE BANK, WE DISCOVERED AN UNCLAIMED SUM US$ 35.2M (THIRTY -FIVE MILLION, TWO HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) IN ACCOUNT THAT BELONG TO ONE OF OUR FOREIGN CUSTOMERS WHO DIED ALONG WITH HIS ENTIRE FAMILY IN DECEMBER 2001 IN AN AUTO CRASH. SINCE WE GOT THE INFORMATION ABOUT HIS DEATH, WE HAVE BEEN EXPECTING HIS NEXT OF KIN TO COME FORWARD TO CLAIM HIS MONEY AS INDICATED IN OUR BANKING GUIDELINES SINCE THE MAN DIED IN TESTATE. ALL FRANTIC EFFORT MADE TO LOCATE THE FAMILY MEMBERS HAVE YIELD NO RESULT. AT THIS DISCOVERY, I AND OTHER OFFICIALS IN THE DEPARTMENT NOW DECIDED TO TRANSACT THIS BUSINESS WITH YOU AND TRANSFER THE FUNDS IN TO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE NEXT OF KIN OR RELATION OF THE DECEASED FOR SAFETY AND SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE NOBODY HAS
COME UP TO CLAIM THIS MONEY. MOREOVER, WE DO NOT WANT THIS MONEY TO GO INTO THE BANK’S TREASURY AS AN UNCLAIMED DEBT.

THE BANKING LAWS AND GUIDELINES OF FIDELITY BANK PLC STIPULATES THAT IF SUCH MONEY REMAIN UNCLAIMED FOR A PERIOD OF FIVE (5) YEARS, IT WILL BE TRANSFERRED INTO THE BANK TREASURY AS AN UNCLAIMED FUND. THE NEED FOR A FOREIGNER AND A NIGERIA CANNOT STAND AS HIS NEXT OF KIN.

WE AGREED THAT 30% OF THE MONEY WOULD BE FOR YOU THE FOREIGN PARTNER, 60% FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I, WHILE 10% HAS BEEN EARMARKED FOR CONTINGENCY EXPRESS SUCH AS TAXES AND BANK CHARGES.
THEREAFTER, MY COLLEAGUES AND I WILL VISIT YOU FOR OUR OWN PART OF THE MONEY. YOU ROLE IS VERY IMPORTANT AS THE FUNDS WHEN CONCLUDED ON TRANSFER WILL JUSTIFIABLY PRESENTED AS HAVING BEEN REMITTED INTO THE NEXT OF KIN’S ACCOUNT WHICH IS ASSUMED TO BE YOU.

THE INTEREST OF ALL PARTIES INVOLVED WILL BE PROTECTED AS UNNECESSARY WILL BE AVOIDED. YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLY BACK THROUGH THE E-MAIL ADDRESS BELOW. emenike_james@yahoo.com

AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, IF YOU FIND THE OFFER INTERESTING. ALL PARTIES INVOLVED WILL BE PROTECTED IN TERMS OF CONFIDENTIALITY. NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES NECESSARY FOR TRANSFER OF THIS FUND HAVE BEEN PERFECTED AND THE TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE.

WAITING YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

EMENIKE JAMES
(FIDELITY BANK PLC)


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