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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:
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348038686795 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Loran Daniels <lorandaniels34@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <lorandan@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2007 12:21:34 +0000
Subject: RE



Greetings,Good Day, I am extremely happy to write you this letter. Please, pardon me for invading your privacy but I do really need yourhelp! So be patient and read through to the end of my message. I am Mr. Loran Daniels I am the Director, Auditing and Accounting Section / Chairman of Investigating Department of United Bank for Africa,Plc,Nigeria. My department came across the sum of $31.4 million US Dollars (Thirty-one million,four hundred thousand United State Dollars only) belonging toone Deceased Mr. Late Engr. Chung Timothy, 54 years, of United States ofAmerica who died in a plane crash who is an Oil Servicing Engineer workingwith Exxon Mobil Plc,Nigeria [Korean Air Flight 801] with the wholepassengers onboard on August 6,1997.And for your perusal you can view this web sitehttp://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.listhttp://www.cnn.com/WORLD/9708/06/guam.passenger.listHis only daughter whom he used as his next of kin was also involved inthe same plane crash as above.And i have tried my best possible to contactany of his family members or extended family members to make claim thisdeposit but all to no avail.The fund has been dormant in his account With the above bank withoutany claim of the funds either from his family or relation.The Banking law here stipulates that if such money remains unclaimedfor twelve years, it will be for forfeited to the Bank treasury/Governmentbags as an unclaimed bill.It is only a foreigner that can stand as a next of kin and It is upon this discovery that I decided to contact you to collaborate with you to pull out this dormant fund. Inorder to avert this negative development,I am seeking your permission to have you stand in as next of kin to Our late Customer so that the fund will be released and paid into your account as the beneficiary's next of kin now that the bank is still expecting a next of kin or relative of the deceased ,Late Engr Chung Timothy.I am confiding in you in this business believing that you will not letme down either now or in future thus requesting that you furnish me withyour Bank Account Details (even an empty / red account)will serve providedit is an existing Bank Account.Meanwhile, as the Director of Auditing and Accounting, I am inpossession of all the relevant documents needed to effect the transfer of this money into your Account as the beneficiary without any further delay since nobody will come for claims as the next of kin and this money cannot be approved to any person locally because the owner is a foreigner and I do not know any foreigner that is why I am contacting you and the person needs to have a valid international foreign passport or Drivers License and Foreign A/C because the money is in US Dollars and can only be approved into a foreign A/C.To this end, you should furnish me with the aforementioned information,phone and fax number. At every phase of the transfer, you will be entitled40% of the total amount, 55% will be for me and my colleagues while 5% will be used in offseting expenses that will be incured during the transaction. We will use our good office as insiders to make sure that the fund is transferred into your account in record time through our Affiliate Bank with our proper underground work immediately you apply. I will send you the Text ofPreliminary Application for Funds Transfer which you will fill and send direct to the International Pay/Remittance Department of this bank while we follow it up.You should not have any element of fear because this deal is risk freeand we are there to perfect plans. This transaction will bring us joy, longlife and prosperity. My phone number is +2348038686795 Send your reply to: lorandan@myway.comAccept the assurance of my regards.Reply urgently.Loran Daniels
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