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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +4420814476428

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mauro Luiz Dias" <mldias@live.com>
Date: Sat, 3 May 2008 20:05:28 -0400
Subject:




Mr.Mauro Luiz Dias
Email: mldias@live.com
PHONE: +44-208-144-76428

TREAT AS URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL.


Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Mr.Mauro Luiz Dias, Principal Executive Officer, and Audit Department in A Prime BANK here in The United Kingdom.

Name Witheld For Security Reasons, during the yearly in-house auditing of accounts, I discovered an account opened in 2000

and since 2004 has remained dormant and has not been operated till date. The total amount in this account is £2.5Million

Pound Sterling less accrued interest.

Working In-collaboration with the Audit Manager, we decided to investigate this account for more information. We discovered

that the owner of this account, Who is a National of your Country has died intestate leaving no heirs or next of kin who

could make a claim.

Presently, we are the only two people in our organization with access to this information and we have decided to keep it that

way and claim the money for ourselves using a third party who will take the place of the deceased (next of kin). We will

supply the necessary information on the deceased and ensure that the claim application is giving immediate approval.

Documents like the death certificate will be arranged and forwarded to you for onward submission to the bank.

We need your help as transaction like this need us to work together as a team.And moreover you share the same last name

though i am not very sure he is related to you.

The project is risk-free, as we will use our positions in the bank to effect a successful completion of the project and also

ensure that all traces of our mutual involvement are completely wiped off. These presents no problem as all documented

evidence will be directly under our supervision.

We have earmarked a commission of 30% of the total amount for you. 10 for Charity works and the remaining 60% you will help

us invest in profitable Stocks and Shares in your country until we are able to come over to your country. We would like to

get your decision to this proposal as soon as possible.

On receipt of your favourable decision, we will fax or email you explicit details of the already completed groundwork on this

project.

You can contact/call me

TEL. NO.: +44-208-144-76428
Best Wishes,
Mr.Mauro Luiz Dias
mldias@live.com

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