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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ubaadams@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Uba Adams" <ubaadams@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 25 Jun 2007 21:24:17 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Very Urgent


FROM MR. UBA ADAMS MANAGER OF UNION BANK PLC=20
INTERNATIONAL BANKING DEPARTMENT=20
15TH/16TH FLOOR=20
36, MARINA, LAGOS NIGERIA=20
EMAIL: ubaadams@myway.com
=20
ATTENTION: DEAR FRIEND,=20
=20
I AM MR.UBA ADAMS; I AM THE MANAGER IN THE DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTS DIVIS=
ION, UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC, IKEJA BRANCH LAGOS NIGERIA. ON DECEMBER=
30TH 2002, ONE OF OUR ESTEEMED CLIENTS MR. PAUL PEDRO MADE A NUMBERED =
TIME (FIXED) DEPOSIT, FOR TWELVE CALENDAR MONTHS IN MY BANK BRANCH. UPO=
NMATURITY, WE SENT A USUAL NOTICE TO HIS FORWARDING ADDRESS BUT GOT NO =
ANSWER. AFTER A MONTH, WE SENT A REMINDER AND FINALLY WE DISCOVERED FRO=
M HIS PACT EMPLOYEES HE WAS ABOARD THE, BOEING 727 BEIRUT-BOUND CHARTER=
JET WHICH CRASHED IN BENIN REPUBLIC DURING TAKEOFF ON DECEMBER26TH 200=
3, SEE THE BELOW LINK FOR MORE NEWS ABOUT THE AIR CRASH:=20
WWW.CNN.COM/2003/WORLD/AFRICA/12/26/BENIN.CRASH/=20
=20
ON ADDITIONAL INQUISITION, THE BANK DISCOVERED THAT HE DIED WITHOUT MAK=
ING A WILL AND ALL EFFORTS MADE TO LOCATE ANY OF HIS EXTENDED RELATIVES=
PROVED FRUITLESS. ON FURTHER INQUEST, IT WAS DISCOVERED THAT LATE MR. =
PAUL DID NOT STATE ANY NEXT OF KIN IN ALL HIS CERTIFIED DOCUMENTS, AS W=
ELL AS HIS CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSIT HERE AT THE BANK. THE TOTAL SUM IS US=
D11.3M STILL IN MY BANK AND THE INTEREST IS BEING ROLLED OVER WITH THE =
PRINCIPAL SUM AT THE END OF EACH YEAR. NO ONE WOULD EVER COME ONWARD TO=
CLAIM THIS MONEY. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL BANKING GOVERNING BOD=
Y AND CONSTITUTION, THE ACCOUNT WOULD BE DECLAREDFALLOW AND THE PROCEED=
S WOULD BE REVERT TO THE POSSESSION OF MY GOVERNMENT IF NOBODY APPLIES =
AS THE BENEFICIARY TO THE FUNDS.=20
=20
AS A RESULT, I SHALL INSTALL YOU AS A FOREIGNER TO STAND IN AS THE NEXT=
OF KIN TO THIS DECEASED, SINCE YOU HAVE MATCHING LAST NAME WITH THE DE=
CEASED, SO THAT THE PROCEEDS OF THIS ACCOUNT COULD BE RELEASED TO YOU, =
FOR US TO SHARE. UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSITION, I SHALL GIVE=
YOU COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION ON HOW THIS VENTURE WOULD BE ACCOMPLISHE=
D WITHOUT ANY HITCH. MOREOVER, WE SHALL EMPLOY THE SERVICES OF A NOTARY=
HERE FOR THE PURPOSE OF PROCURING A LETTER OF PROBATE AND TO OBTAIN AL=
L OTHER PERTINENT DOCUMENTS IN YOUR NAME FOR THE REQUISITE DOCUMENTATIO=
N FOR IMMEDIATE PAYMENT APPROVAL IN MY BANK.=20
=20
THE MONEY WOULD BE SHARED IN THE RATIO OF: FIFTY PERCENT FOR ME, FORTY =
FIVE PERCENT FOR YOU AND FIVE PERCENT FOR ANY ARISING CONTINGENCIES DUR=
ING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. I PLEDGED THAT THIS VENTURE WOULD B=
EACCOMPLISHED UNDER A JUSTIFIABLE PACT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY L=
EGAL TROUBLE AND I WILL EXERT MY SIGNIFICANT INFLUENCE IN THE BANK TO S=
ECURE APPROVALS AND GUARANTEE THE SUCCESSFUL COMPLETING OF THIS TRANSAC=
TION. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR EXTREME DISCRETION IS REQUIRED. IF T=
HIS PROPOSITION INTERESTS YOU, KINDLY REPLY ME DIRECTLY BY EMAIL AND IN=
DICATE YOUR READINESS AND WILLINGNESS TO FINALIZE THIS TRANSACTION WITH=
ME. EQUALLY EMAIL ME WITH YOUR FULL NAME, YOUR ADDRESS, YEAR OF BIRTH,=
YOUR CONTACT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS RESPECTIVELY. UPON RECEIPT OF Y=
OUR POSITIVE RESPONSE WITH THE REQUESTED INFORMATION, I WILL DRAFT AN A=
PPLICATION LETTER YOU WILL ENDORSE AND SEND IT OFFICIALLY TO MY BANK FO=
R THEM ADMINISTRATIVE PROCESSING AND APPROVAL IN YOUR FAVOR.=20
=20
THANKS AS I LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR TIMELY AND POSITIVE REPLY.=20
=20
RESPECTFULLY YOURS=20
MR.UBA ADAMS


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