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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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.
  • alexibru30@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "alexibru_me01m@terra.es" <alexibru_me01m@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 18 Jul 2007 22:23:09 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: YOUR REPLY MEANS ALOT


FROM:ALEXANDRA IBRU,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC.

Hello,

I am ALEXANDRA IBRU; I am an Accountant with INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
I am the personal Account Manager to a citizen of your country
Mr.MICHAEL , who used to work with the Shell Petroleum Development(as an expatriate)
Company in Nigeria.
On April 21, 2001, Engr.MICHAEL (hereafter referred to as my client),
his wife, and their three children were involved in a car crash. All
occupants of the car unfortunately lost their lives.
Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any
of my client's extended family, but my efforts so far has been
unsuccessful.
After several unsuccessful attempts, the bank hired a private investigator
to investigate his ties after an intensive investigation,he came up with these
facts about my client, that
1....Mr MICHEAL who may have been an excon,and wanted on the police list
who exscaped to lagos and started a new live,
2....he had a change of name and identity,
3....its imposible to trace his ties,should we wait for a relative to make conact
I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money and property
left behind by my client before they get confiscated or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged,
particularly the INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC, Where the deceased had an account Valued
at about ($15.435million US Dollars).
The INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC has issued me a notice to provide the
next of kin or have the account reverted to Bank ownership within the
next twenty official working days, this is in line with Nigeria's Banking
Laws and the Rules governing the Banking and Finance Sectors which
stipulate that if after a period of Seven years there is no claimant or
next of kin presented for the funds of a deceased account holder, ownership
of such funds revert to the Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria.
Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for almost
five years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin
of the deceased so that this account valued at ($15.435 million USD) can be
paid to you and then you and me can share the money.
All the necessary documents concerning this claim are with the Bank's
legal department. All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us
see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the
law.my only fear is i can trust you to remit my part to my swiss acc
when funds are tranfered to you.,
I do hope you get in touch with me by replying my email(alexibru30@yahoo.co.uk) as soon as possible,
as I have just twenty working days in which to lodge a claim for the funds on behalf of my client's next of kin.
You could include your phone number if you prefer oral communication.Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Best Regards,
ALEXANDRA IBRU.





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