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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +23414720834 (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.
  • standardtrustbankplc@netbg.com
  • standardtrustbankplc@safe-mail.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (may be fake)
Reply-To: "standard trust" <stbplc@netbg.com>
Date: Thu, 8 Mar 2007 15:47:51 +0200
Subject: FROM JAMES STEVE HEAD OF OPERATIONS

FROM THE HEAD OF OPERATIONS 07/03/2007
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT.
STANDARD TRUST BANK NIGERIA.
24 BABANGIDA WAY, VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Tel: 234-1-472-0834
FAX: 234-1-472-0834
E-MAIL: standardtrustbankplc@netbg.com
: standardtrustbankplc@Safe-mail.net




LETTER OF ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
SUBJECT: INFORMATION ABOUT INHERITANCE


ATTN: Sir,

We receive an email from Barrister Lord Jos esq Applying on your behalf to the Bank as the Next of Kin of our Late Client.

The Bank as been waiting for the next of kin to our Late Client that deposited sum urge some of money with the Bank, and after getting the mail he sent to the bank and your mail and also the one we have at the Bank we have to cross check the file of our late Client.

The Directors of the Bank came to conclusion after series of meeting today that you are to receive your Inheritance funds soon.

The Bank want you to forward


1, Letter of Administration,
2, Certificate of Deposit,
3, Death Certificate,
4, Letter of Affidavit,
5, A scan copy of your National Identity or Drivers Lincence
6, Your Direct Telephone Number

As soon as this is done the Bank will wait your instruction on how to send your Inheritance Claim to you in a maximum of 72 working hours.

We await the Document.

Head Of Operations.

James Steve
234-1-4720834



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