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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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "liberia" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348062313708 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • mikewilliams009@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: WILLIAMS Mike <mikewilliams119@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: mikewilliams009@excite.com
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 04:44:02 +0800 (CST)
Subject: Private / Highly Confidential


STANDARD TRUST INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC.
Plot 101c, Park Street Leeki Phase 11,
V/I, Lagos.

Private / Highly Confidential

Subject Matter: Invitation to Act as Next-of-Kin

I write this august letter in confidence, believing that
it will reach you in high spirit and I believe you will
maintain the level of confidence and trust matters of this
nature requires. Though, I know that this proposal may
make you apprehensive and worried, but I assure you that
all will be well at the end. Before proceeding, I wish to
introduce myself. I am Mike Williams, Deputy General
Manager, (Credit Controls) with Standard Trust Bank
Limited, Lagos. I got your contact from a reliable fellow.

The Proposal:
An American Citizen, Late Engr. Roy A Bruce, a
Petrochemical Engineer with Eleme Petrol-Chemical Co.
Rivers State. Until his death in ADC plane crash in
November 2000, operated a domiciliary account with us and
had a closing balance as at the end of September 2000
amounting to $10,500,000.00 (Ten Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars Only), the bank now expects
a next of kin as beneficiary to no avail. Valuable efforts
have been made by Standard Trust Bank Plc to get in touch
with any of late Roy A Bruce's family as beneficiary to
his estates without success. It is because of the
perceived possibility of not being able to locate any of
Late Engr.Roy A Bruce's next of kin, since he had no wife
or children that is known to the bank.

Consequently, the chairman and the board of Directors are
planning to declare the fund Unclaimed and transfer it to
special trust fund for purchase of arms and ammunition for
ECOMOG soldiers in sierra Leone and Liberia zones in the
East Africa sub-regions. In other to avert this negative
development, I now seek your permission to have you stand
as next-of -kin to the estate of late Engr. Roy A Bruce,
so that the fund $10,500,000.00 will be released and paid
into your account as beneficiary's next of kin.

I will help to arrange all documents and proves to enable
us get this fund out. I have secured from the probate
registry an order of mandamus to locate any of the
deceased beneficiary and more so, I am assuring you that
this transaction is risk free. Once the fund is moved to
your nominated account, you will be entitle to 35%. Your
share stays while the rest be for me and some people I
will settle here. You will be entitled to substantial part
from my percentage, in trust for Investment.

As soon as I receive your acceptance in principle, I will
furnish you with the necessary modalities for
Commencement. Finally, I am relying in my confidence in
you, having opened up to you, you can contact me via my
alternative email address (mikewilliams009@excite.com).

If however you are not interested, please feel free to
destroy this information as I will continue to scout for
willing partner(s). But if the spirit moves you and you
want to help me, then reply to my alternative email
address for confidentiality.

Yours Faithfully,

Mike Williams

Direct Line: +234-80-62313708

Alternative e-mail: mikewilliams009@excite.com


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