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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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.

Fraud email example:

From: <mike2009ng@yahoo.com.hk>
Date: Mon, 25 Feb 2008 21:33:40 +0200
Subject: letter


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Dear Friend.

It is indeed my pleasure to write you this letter, which I believe
will be a surprise to you as we have never met before, and I am deeply
sorry if I have in any manner disturbed your privacy. Please forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is
of exceptional and very private nature. There is absolutely going to
be a great doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email,
coupled with the fact that, so many individuals have taken advantage
of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious activities, thereby
making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business
class persons to get attention and recognition. There is no way for me
to know whether I will be properly understood, but it is my duty to
write and reachout to you.

I am MR IRAGBOR MIKE, an accountant with UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. The
business I am about to introduce you is based on sheer trust and with
a Sense of purpose. I am contacting you to assist in repatriating the
sum of $20.5M The money and property left behind by ENGR. BOWEN
HARROLD who had an accident on the 21st of April 2001, ENGR. BOWEN
HARROLD, his wife and their two Children were involved in a car
accident in a remote village called Kuru near Jos in

Plateau 
State.
All occupants of the car unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several enquiries to his embassy here in
Lagos-Nigeria to locate any of ENGR. BOWEN HARROLD'S extended
relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful even to locate any member
of his family hence I contacted you as his account officer to work
with you before they get his account confiscated, frozen or declared
unserviceable by the bank where these huge deposits were lodged.
Particularly, the UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC, where the deceased had an
account valued at about (US$20.5M) Twenty Milliom, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars. Now the management has issued a notice
to provide the next of kinor have the account frozen. Since I have
been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 2 years now, I
seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased
since you are a foreigner so that the proceeds of this account valued
at $20.5 M, can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money.
60% to me and 35% to you, while 5% will be mapped out for any
miscellaneous expenses that might be incured in the course of this
transaction.


I have made an arrangement with an attorney who will work for us and
secure all the necessary legal documents to back up this claim, and
this I must do to make sure that this fund is not wasted or end up in
the wrong hands. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable
us secure all the legal documents and see this deal through. I guarantee you that this transaction will be executedunder a
legitimate arrangement that will protect you and I from any breach of
the law.

If you are interested in this deal, kingly get back to me through email
with your complete information as follows: Telephone and Fax numbers,
your home address, Full name, your banking Particulars where the funds
US$20.5M would be transferred.


Best regards,

MR IRAGBOR MIKE


 

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