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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348022723616 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +23417591176 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • tonyelumelu_ubaplc@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tony Elumelu" <tonyelumelu_ubaplc1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: tonyelumelu_ubaplc@myway.com
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 14:26:55 +0100
Subject: PAYMENT APPROVAL / INWARD REMITTANCE ORDER NOTICE

UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC
HEAD OFFICE: UBA HOUSE
37 MARINA, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Tel: 234-802-272-3616, Fax: 234-1-7591176
Email: tonyelumelu_ubaplc@myway.com

Our Ref: UBA/FGN/CP/2911/06 Date: 25th October,
2006

Dear Sir,

PAYMENT APPROVAL / INWARD REMITTANCE ORDER NOTICE

This is to inform you that this bank; (United Bank For Africa Plc (UBA)
has received an Inward Remittance Order from Federal Government of Nigeria
to contact you for the immediate remittance of your Contract /
Inheritance payment into your account as all arrangement has been
finalized and all machineries has been put in place to ensure successful
transfer to your bank account this week.

Subsequently, the Federal Government of Nigeria Remittance Order Number
FGN/UBA/RON/2911/06 was issued to this bank directing us to remit your fund
immediately as we have been given the full Authorization to handle and
effect the transfer of all Foreign / Local Contract Payments to the
beneficiary’s Nominated Bank Account with immediate effect as directed by
the Presidency.

However, we are handling this transfer with Extreme and Vivid Carefulness
because of the High Rate and Voluminous of Frauds going on here and there
under this dispensation, so we cannot remit this money immediately without
first contacting you to find out the following vital information such as:

Your Bank Information, Private Telephone and Fax Number and Contract /
Inheritance Details, the moment we receive this information from you, we
will compare it with what we have in our Central Computer Aki-Room / System
here, if it is in commorance with your given information.

Waiting for your response on the above Telephone, Fax and Email to enable
us include your File in our Payment Master List (PML) which has been
Approved for Immediate / Final Remittance.

Yours faithfully,

MR. TONY O. ELUMELU
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR
UNITED BANK FOR AFRICA PLC

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