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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 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.
  • mrtonyugo2006@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tony ugo" <mrtonyugo36@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrtonyugo2006@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 01 Sep 2006 13:01:44 +0100
Subject: Hello my dear-Very Urgent

Standard Trust 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 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 Mr.tony ugo, Deputy
General Manager, (credit Controls) with Standard Trust Bank Limited,
Lagos.got your contact from a reliable fellow.
The Proposal:
A Chinese Citizen, Late Engr. Chang Young, a Petrochemical Engineer with
Eleme Petro-chemical Co.Rivers State. Until his death in ADC plan crash in
November 2002, operated a domiciliary account with us and had a closing
balance as at the end of September 2002 amounting to $10,500,000.00 ( Ten
Million, FiveHundred Thousand United States Dollars Only), the bank now
expects a next of kin as beneficiary to no avail. Valueable efforts have
been made by Standard Trust Bank Plc to get in touch with any of late Chang
Young'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. Young's next of kni, 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. Chang Young, 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
25%. Your share stays while the rest be for me and some people I will settle
here. You will be entitle 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, if however you are
not interested, please feel free to destroy this information as I will
continue to scout for willing partner(s). nevertheless, you can contact me
on my Email:mrtonyugo2006@hotmail.com
Yours Faithfully,
MR. TONY UGO
N/B:call me as soon as you received this message is important we talk,so
that i can give you more details about this deal OR you can give meyour
telephone numbers where i can reach you?once again reply to this contact
Email AddressBox:mrtonyugo2006@hotmail.com

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