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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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.

Fraud email example:

From: "Osier Sam" <mrsamosier@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: mrsamosi@post.ro
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 14:46:45 +0100
Subject: From the desk of Mr Sam Osier


From the desk of Mr Sam Osier
Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc
Email: mrsamosi@post.ro

Dear Friend,

I Am Mr Sam Osier the director in Charge Of Auditing and Accounting Section
of (Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc) with due respect and regard, I have decided
to contact you on a business transaction that will be very beneficial to
both of us at the end of the transaction. In order to transfer out the sum
of (US$10 Million) Ten Million United State Dollars) from one of the
leading banks in nigeria Union Bank Of Nigeria Plc into a foreign account
provided, I need a foreigner who is reliable and honest person who is
capable and fit to receive this money through a bank to
bank wire transfer. During the course of our auditing last month, I
discovered a floating fund in an account opened in the bank in 2005 and
since 2008 nobody has operated on this account again, after going through
some old files, I discovered that the owner of the account did not states
any Next Of Kin, hence the money is floating and if I do not remit this
money out urgently it will be forfeited for nothing by our management.

The owner of this Account is Engineer{Fredrick} a foreigner, and an
industrialist, and no other person knows about this account or any thing
concerning it, the account has no other beneficiary and my investigation
proved to me to be perfect and risk free. However, I am revealing this to
you believing in God that you will never let me down when the money is
transferred into your foreign nominated bank account. at the conclusion of
this business, I will give to you 40% of the total amount, while 55% will
be for me and 5% percent will be used for any expenses we might run into
during the processing of the fund transfer.

Am looking forward to hearing from you. Reply me back at this alternative
E_mail address: mrsamosi@post.ro You can include your telephone or
mobile number for easy Communication.

Best Regards

Mr Sam Osier

Urgent Respond Needed

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