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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. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
  • "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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • simonuche4@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • mrsimonuche4unionbk@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: mrsimonuche4unionbk@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 18 Nov 2008 03:01:53 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BE THE NEXT OF KIN FOR MY LATE CLIENT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: simonuche4@yahoo.com



- Dearest,I am Mr. Simon uche, the Accountant Auditor General , UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC to Mr.Steve Anderson. who used to work with Shell Petroleum Development Company in Nigeria (SPDC} as the Engineering Director, after series of enquiries i was meant to understand that the depositor died On the 21st of April 2004 in a motor accident, with his family who were supposed to be the next of kin to his deposit.Unfortunately, they all lost their lives in the event of the accident. Since then I have made several enquiries to your Embassy to locate any of my client's relatives, this hasalso proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to trace his relatives over the Internet to locate any member of his family but to no avail, hence, I contacted you to assist in repatriating the money left behind by my client in a Bank. Fortunately, the Bank where the deceased deposited the Seventeen Million United States Dollars{$17,000,000.00) knows me very well and h!
as ask me to present some one to claim the fund left by my late client as they all know I am his personal Accountant.Consequently, the Bank has issued me a notice to provide the Next of Kin to claim the Seventeen Million United States Dollars {$17,000,000.00) in their custody within the next ten official working days. Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over the years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased to claim the fund as the Next of Kin to him so that the fund will be transferred to your account by the Bank.I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the deceased since you are a foreigner; So that the proceeds of this account valued at can be paid to your nominated account in our favour.At 50% to me and 50% to you. Them engagement and board of directors of (Union Bank Of Nigeria plc) has issued a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account frozen and I know that they will surely not re!
st until they finally froze his fund. Instead of this fund to be froze
n or converted to our Federal Government Treasury for importation of Arms for war, i deemed it more useful and better to work it out into your account in our favor.I have all the necessary legal documents that can be used to back-up your claim as the next of kin. This we must achieve with your sincere co-operation to ensure that this fund is not wasted or ends up in the hands of people that like war, I hope you understand me very well, All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through.Therefore to enable the immediate transfer of the fund to you as indicated. You must apply to the bank as relation or next of kin of the deceased. Indicating your bank number an indicating where the money will be remitted. Upon receipt of reply. I will send to you the text of application as soon as you receive this letter you should reach me through my above e-mail immediately and indicate this informations below:1. NAME IN FULL------------- 2. ADDRESS----------------!
--------- 3. SEX---------------------4. NATIONALITY/RELIGION------------5. MARITUAL STATUS----------6. AGE-----------------------------8. OCCUPATION----------------------9. PHONE/FAX---------------10. PRESENT COUNTRY------------------All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us seeing this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law.You can reply me on my private e-mail address: mrsimonuche4unionbk@gmail.com Try and get back to me through this Email:mrsimonuche4unionbk@gmail.com

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