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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "abidjan" (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 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.
  • solomon_eze2001@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?solomon=20eze?= <solomon_eze2001@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:11:23 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Urgent Reply


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: solomon_eze2001@yahoo.co.uk



- Union Bank Of Nigeria PLC13,Broad Street.DEAR SIR,First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction. This is by virtue of its nature is a top secret and should be held very confidential. Though I know that a transaction of this magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day when you get to know more about it. I have decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as I have been reliably informed of your discreetness and ability so based on this, I assume that you are competent to handle a transaction of this nature. Let me start by introducing myself properly to you. I am solomon eze,Chief Account Manager,UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. I came to know you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction, which involves the transaction of huge sum of money to a foreign account requiring maximum confidence and secrecy.A foreigner (AN!
AMERICAN) late ENGR. SMITH ALIAN FAITH (SNR) an oil merchant with Federal Republic of Nigeria. with Allocation of Crude Oil. Until his death a year ago in a Kenya Airline Plane crash that plunge into the coast of Abidjan shortly after take off (Airbus A-310 Flight KQ 435),he had a domicile account with us (UNION BANK PLC). This Account had a credit balance as at the end of March 2001 worth Sixty Million United States Dollars (US$60,000,000). The other necessary information will be given to you after indication of your interest.The Bank has been expecting the claims of the funds by the Next of Kin to this funds which he did not clearly stated in his account opening forms.The unavailability of the beneficiary gave our bank concern after the long period that the account has been unoperational,therefore board of directors then decided to search for him (the beneficiary). His attention was sought through several international Gazette but no positive result.The management ha!
s decided to declare the moneyUNCLAIM and subsequently share the whoop
ing sum amongst the directors. In order to avert this negative development, some of my trusted colleagues and I now seek your permissionto have you stand as next of kin to Late ENGR. SMITH ALIAN FAITH (SNR) so that the fund US$60 Million will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary. All documents with prove to enable you get this fund will be perfectly worked out. We havesecured from the PROBATE order of MADAMUS to locate any of the deceased beneficiary. So I are assuring you that this business is (100% Risk free involvement ). Your share stays while the rest be for me and my colleagues for investment purposes, according to agreement between both parties.As soon as we receive acknowledgement of receipt of this message in acceptance of our mutual business proposal we will furnish you with the necessary (BANKING CO-ORDINATES) and disbursement ratio to suit both parties.If this proposal is accepted by you contact usimmediately,but remenber that you do not h!
ave to take undue advantage of the trust we have bestowed in you to expose the deal or cheat us in any way as the disbursement ratio will be agreed later between you and us.We will be glad you reply with your company letter headed name, telephone and fax numbers.Best regards SOLOMON EZE (Chief Account Manager) UNION BANK NIG PLC

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