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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:
  • "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))
• 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.
  • frank_mark07@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Frank Mark <frank_mark07@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <frank_mark07@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 29 Aug 2007 08:26:47 -0400
Subject: YOUR REPLY MEANS ALOT





FROM;FRANK MARK,
AUDITING AND ACCOUNTING SECTION,
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLC.
Good Day,


I am FRANK MARK; 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
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 have been
unsuccessful. After several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace
his last name over the Internet, to locate any member of his family
hence I contacted you. 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 ($15.435 million 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 Six 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. Please get in touch
with me by replying my email 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.

Please feel free to contact me via my private e-mailing address:Frank_mark07@yahoo.co.uk


Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

Best regards,
FRANK MARK.

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