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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • richmondeze2000@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "FIDELITY BANK PLC" <fb_plc0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richmondeze@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 Mar 2007 12:11:52 +0100
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE CLAIM WITH A COMMERCIAL
BANK HERE IN NIGERIA IS TO BE RELEASED,VIA KEY TESTED TRANSFER(KTT )WIRE
TRANSFER TO YOU.

IT IS PERTINENT TO NOTE THAT AN ISSUE OF THIS MAGNITUDE SHOULD HAVE
COMMENCED WITH A FORMAL MEETING,BUT DUE TO THE TIME FACTOR AND THE URGENCY
THIS MATTER REQUIRES,PLEASE BEAR WITH ME FOR MAKING THE INITIAL CONTACT
THROUGH E-MAIL.

MEANWHILE,A WOMAN WITH BRITISH PASSPORT NUMBER 3028884321 CAME TO MY OFFICE
FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE
HER INFORMATIONS BELLOW:

MRS. ANITA BROWN
9334 SW SAGERT ST. APT#892 TUALATIN,OREGON 97062-7030
BANK NAME: NWPRIORITY CREDIT UNION
12630 SE DIVISION ST. PORTLAND,OREGON 97216
ACCOUNT NUMBER 2542467
ROUTING NUMBER 323075270

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS
FROM YOU,SO THAT THIS OFFICE WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS
INHERITANCE INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.

IF THIS WOMAN IS NOT YOUR REP,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND RETURN THIS
INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR INHERITANCE CLAIM VALUED
US$30M DOLLARS ONLY WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT.THIS
FUND IS AS A RESULT OF INHERTANCE ON YOUR BEHALF DEPOSITED BY AN AMERICAN
,WHO DIED IN A PLANE CRASH SOMETIME AGO.

1. YOUR NAME:................................
2. YOUR ADDRESS:.............................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE ...........................
5. AGE.......................................
6. SEX:......................................
7. YOUR OCCUPATION...........................
8. YOUR BANK DETAILS:........................

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THE ABOVE,WE SHALL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY
PROCEEDURES IN OTHER TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THROUGH THE
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS WHO
HANDLES ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE CLAIM.

WE SHALL PROCEED WITH THE PAYMENT DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS ANITA BROWN,IF WE
DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT THREE WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.

BEST REGARDS.

DR.RICHMOND EZE

(FOREIGN PAYMENT UNIT)

NOTE:ALL FURTHER CORRESPONDENCE/REPLIES SHOULD COME THROUGH THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS: ( richmondeze2000@yahoo.com )

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