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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ifeanyi Urakpa" <attn7_iu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: attn_iu@excite.com
Date: Tue, 29 Aug 2006 00:17:12 +0000
Subject: Foreigner Required

Dear Friend,

Compliments, and how is life generally with you? Of course it is my humble
wish to crave your indulgence to make this project request for a business
transaction, which I hope, will not come to you as a surprise hence I plead
for your pardon.My name is Mr Ifeanyi Urakpa the Executive Director,
Corperate and Investment Banking, of Stib Finance & Security Bank Nigeria
Plc, a well-known bank in Nigeria. I have an obscured business suggestion
for you. One of our accounts with a holding balance of Money Valued
USD35,000,000.00 (Thirty Five Million Dollars only) has been dormant and has
not been operated for the past six years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account,a
foreigner died in January 31 2000 in the plane crash of Alaska Airlines
Flight 261 and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming
of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the
existence of the account nor the funds.

Also Information from the National Immigration stated that he was also
single on entry into Federal Republic of Nigeria.

I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials and we
agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.In fact we could have
done this deal alone but because of our position in this country as civil
servants, we are not allowed to operate a foreign account and that would
eventually raise an eye brows on our side during the time of transfer since
we still work in this bank, this is the actual reason why we required a
second party or fellow who will assist us forward claims as the next of kin
with informations which will be made available to you.

We thus propose to do this business with you, standing in as the next of kin
of the deceased, for the funds to be released to you after due processes
have been followed. This transaction is totally risk and trouble free as
the fund is legitimate and does not originate from drugs, money laundering,
terrorism or any other illegal act.

The sharing of the fund between us, is as follows; 40% of the total sum will
go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction.
60% for me and my collague's.

Best Regards

Mr. Ifeanyi Urakpa
Executive Director
Corperate/Investment Banking
Stib Nigeria Plc

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