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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:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "top secret" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • dr.valentineissagbaajie@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Claudia McVeigh <valentineissagbaajie@live.com>
Date: Wed, 24 Sep 2008 20:30:08 -0400
Subject: YOUR MUTUAL PARTNERSHIP IS REQUIRED URGENTLY.

UNITY BANK PLC, NIGERIA.
Dr.Valentine Issagba Ajie,
Executive Manager,
Unity Bank Plc,
Wharf Road,Apapa,
Lagos.

Compliments,

YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS REQUIRED URGENTLY.

I am Dr.Valentine Issagba Ajie, the Executive Manager of Unity Bank Plc, Nigeria. I am forty five years old, married with three children. I  entract your utmost reliance in this informations and the transaction as a whole.

In the year 2001, I discovered an Account that belongs to a foreigner with the name Mr.Herl Don,in further scrutiny of this account, I discovered that this Account was last operated in the year 2000, and it has been dormant all this years,i have carried out a secret check on  this account, I discovered that this account was owned and operated by this customer Mr.Herl Don with the sum of USD$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United States Dollars),lying dormant.

I then contacted the head of the Foreign Operations Department,and it was made known to me that this depositor/customer died of cardiac arrest in London (United Kingdom) on the 21st January 2001, haven gathered all this information in this account, I became interested in the said funds and have ever been protecting this sum in the account awaiting the appropriate time, to have this fund recovered and utilised by me.

With the recent change in the Foreign Operations Department, I have deem  it the appropriate time,to have this fund recovered and utilised by me, but this is not possible because the original depositor (Mr.Herl Don) is a foreigner, hence I have resolved to contact you confidently as a foreigner to stands as my trustee partner and have you presented to the bank as the business associate and rightful beneficiary of this fund,to  facilitate the immediate transfer of this fund into your specified  account, pending my arrival there in your country for sharing and  utilisation.

The method of achieving the objective of transferring this money abroad  in your favor as the beneficiary,is completely legal and proper way is  simple, we should operate under an accredited  Law Firm of this Bank (representing you as BENEFICIARY) to execute a series of affidavits in support of your claim. These will be approved.The money transfer paperwork itself will include a  certificate of origin so that the  receiving bank does not ask questions or refuse the money as money laundering.Also, the paperwork will include proper certification that the funds being transferred are from non criminal sources. In short this  will be a proper and legal money transfer and there is no risk, hence  the confidentiality is maintained on your side as the beneficiary to the  Estate of the late Mr.Herl Don.

 
To actualize this arrangement, from your side as a partner I will require the following details:-

NAME IN FULL.

ADDRESS ON FULL.

YOUR MOBILE NUMBER.

AGE.

MARITAL STATUS AND NATURE OF JOB.
 

This transaction is guaranteed to succeed without any problems.on the receipt of the above requested information,I will give you my complete address,including phone/ fax etc and any further clarifications and step you may require.

I have resolved to offer you 40% of the total sum for this essential role.

55% for me as your partner and initiator of this project.

5% is for reimbursement for settlement of any incidental expenses that may come up in the course of actualising this project.

Forward your response to this my Confidential e-mail: (dr.valentineissagbaajie@gmail.com)

The confidence bestowed on you should not be over-emphasised.

 
NOTE: EVERY INFORMATION SHOULD REMAIN A TOP SECRET AS I AM STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE WITH THE BANK HERE IN MY COUNTRY.

Please forward the anticipated informations on return mail as all arrangements are in place for a hitch free transaction.

Regards,

Dr.Valentine Issagba Ajie.

 

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