419 scam: "Dr. Aliboh Eboh"<test@am-company.ru> Dear Friend, Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "with your full names" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "to your nominated bank account" (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 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)
- "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal trying to scam you - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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.
- +2348060100760 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- union.unionbankplcnig.bankplc@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Aliboh Eboh" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <union.unionbankplcnig.bankplc@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 15 Apr 2010 07:15:18 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend, Your earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Dr. Aliboh C Eboh, Account Officer
Union Bank Plc .I have a Secured business suggestion of
($14.4m) for you. Before the U.S and Iraqi war our client Mr.Fayez
Abdulaziz Mohammed who was a business
merchant and a contractor with the Iraqi Government but a citizen of
SAUDI ARABIA,Made a numbered fixed deposit for 24 calendar months
(2Years), with a value of Fourteen million Four Hundred Thousand
United State Dollars only in my branch. Upon maturity several notices
was sent to him, even during the war which began in 2003. Again after
the war another notification was sent and still no response came from
him.

We later find out that Mr.Fayez Abdulaziz Mohammed along with his wife
and only daughter had been killed during the war in a bomb blast that
hit His Residence. After further investigation it was also discovered
that Mr.Fayez Abdulaziz Mohammed did not declare any next of kin in
his official papers including the paper work of his bank deposit. And
he also confided in me the last time he was at my office that no one
except me knew of his deposit in my bank. So, Fourteen million Four
Hundred Thousand United State Dollars is still lying in my bank and no
one will ever come forward to claim it.

What bothers me most is that according to the laws of my country at
the expiration 3 years and six months the funds will revert to the
ownership of the Nigeria Government if nobody applies to claim the
funds. Against this backdrop, my suggestion to you is that I will like
you as a foreigner to stand as the next of kin to Mr.Fayez Abdulaziz
Mohammed so that you will be able to receive his funds.

WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE:

I want you to know that I have had everything planned out so that we
shall come out successful. I have an attorney that will prepare the
necessary document that will back you up as the next of kin to
Mr.Fayez Abdulaziz Mohammed,all that is required from you at this
stage is for you to provide me with your Full Names and Address so
that the attorney can commence his job.

After you have been made the next of kin, the attorney will also fill
in for claims on your behalf and secure the necessary approval and
letter of probate in your favour for the move of the funds to an
account that will be provided by you.There is no risk involved at all
in this matter, as we are going to adopt a legalized method and the
attorney will prepare all the necessary documents. Please endeavor to
observe utmost discretion in all matters concerning this issue.Once
the funds have been transferred to your nominated Bank account we
shall share in the ratio of 60% for me, 40% for you, Should you be
interested please send me information,as below,

1,Full names,
2,Private phone number,
3,Current residential address.
4) A Scan Copy of your ID CARD.

And finally after that I shall provide you with more details of this
operation. I want to know if you are willing to follow up this
business seriously before I can give you more details about this
transaction,I shall be waiting for your response and assurance.Your
earliest response to this letter will be appreciated.

Kind Regards,

Dr.Aliboh C Eboh
Phone--- +234- 8060100760
Email- union.unionbankplcnig.bankplc@gmail.com

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