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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348035375584 (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.
  • drharuna@rediffmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "George Dr Haruna" <drharuna@acasa.ro>
Date: Sat, 7 Oct 2006 19:52:49 +0300
Subject: Urgent Business Assistance needed.


From the Desk of
Dr.Haruna George.
Union Bank of Nigeria PLC.
36 Marina street.
Lagos Nigeria.
Tel +234-803-5375584.

Email: drharuna@rediffmail.com

Geetings to you Sir.

My name is Dr.Haruna George.I am the Group Head, Audit Committee of Union
Bank plc Group with Head Offices in Nigeria and Ghana I am contacting you
in a non-official capacity and therefore require your utmost
confidentiality.

The purpose of my writing to you is because I am searching for a foreign
business partner who is in a position to assist me with an urgent business
proposal, as time is not on my side. A partner, who understands what
business and confidentiality means and who has the necessary facilities
required in embarking on this important venture.

We had a client who deposited a huge sum of moneyhere in our Office in
Nigeria, who later died as a result of a car crash in Rivers state in
November, 2001. The client died intestate and nominated no successor in
title over the investments made with the Union Bank Nigeria Plc.

Since the death of this client, I and some officials has watched with keen
interest to see the next of kin but all has effort proved abortive as no
one has come to claim his funds of$12.5 Million deposited with the Union
Bank Nigeria Plc in 2000.

This client shares the same surname with you. It is for this reason that I
am contacting you.

In accordance with the Union Bank of Nigeria and Federal Laws, at the
expiration of 5 (five) years, his investments with Union Bank shall revert
to ownership of the government of the country of the said investments if
nobody applies as the next of kin to claim the investments.

My dear, since you share the same surname with this client, I want to
present you to stand in as the next of kin so that you and I can benefit
from this investment equally (i.e. 50% of the total sum for you and 50% for
me). I guarantee you that this business will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect us from
any breach of the law, as I will use my position to secure approvals that
will make you the real Next of Kin to the deased and guarantee you the
successful execution of this transaction.
If this proposal is acceptable to you, kindly indicate the following
information immediately to me as stated below to enable us start up
approvals .

1] Your full name:
2]Your private telephone and fax numbers:
3] Bank information where the money will be remitted:
4] Sex:/Age
5]:Residential Address /Office Address:

I will instruct you on the next step to take and also send you a "Next of
kin" application form for you to complete and return directly
to the Head of administration of Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.
Thanks for your kind understanding.

Dr.Haruna George.
Head of Operations
Union Bank Nigeria Plc.

I look forward to your earliest response.

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