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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:
  • "necessary legal documents" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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.
  • george_akinyele228@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "George Akinyele" <george_akinyele23@emaac.co.uk>
Reply-To: george_akinyele228@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 15:43:58 +0100
Subject: Good Day,

FROM: Mr.George Akinyele
Union Bank of Nigeria plc
Lagos Nigeria.

Good Day,


I am an Accountant with Union Bank of Nigeria plc , My name is Mr.George
Akinyele,an accountant with the above named bank. I am the personal Account
Manager to Late Engr. Andrew . who is a citizen of your country who used to
work with an Oil Development company in Nigeria.NNPC (NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLUEM OMPANY)Here in after shall be referred to as my client On April 21,
2005,my client, his wife, and their three children were involved in a car
accident along Sagamu express way. All ccupants of the vehicle unfortunately
lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to your embassy to locate any of my
clients extended Relatives, this is also proved unsuccessful. After hese
several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his last name overthe
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 unserviceableby the bank
where this huge deposits were lodged,particularly the Union Bank of Nigeria
plc,. Where the deceased had an account Valued at about ($19.2 Million) has
Issued me a notice to provide the next of kin. Or have the account confiscated
within the next ten official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now,
I seek your onsent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since
you are from the same country so that the proceeds of this account valued at
Ninteen Million Two hundred Thousand United States Dollars($19.2Million) can
be paid to you and then you and I will share the oney.60% to me and 40% to
you. An attorney will be contracted to help validated and notarize all the
necessary legal documents that can be used to back up all claim concerning
this fund. I will require 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.

I will need to file you as his beneficiary and next of kin. I will require
the following information to do so:

1)Your names in full:

2)Your phone number and/or fax

3):Your age:

4)Your sex:

5)Your Occupation:

You may reply to my alternative mail ID;george_akinyele228@yahoo.co.uk


Business Mobile My telephone numbers is +234-7030112444


Union Bank of Nigeria plc

Best regards
Mr.George Akinyele
(External Auditor Accountant).

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