419 scam: sanusi lamido <unionbanknigeriaplc5050@gmail.com> Union Bank Nigeria PLC.

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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.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "million us 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)
- "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
- "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "observe utmost confidentiality" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
- "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
- "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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.
- unionbanknigeriaplc5050@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sanusi lamido <unionbanknigeriaplc5050@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Jun 2011 17:27:36 -0700
Subject: Union Bank Nigeria PLC.

Dear Friend,

I am Alahaji Sanusi Lamido, Bank Manager Union Bank Nigeria PLC,Lagos
Branch. I have an urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

On August 6 2002, A Canadian oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, Mr. Gaski Drannon made a numbered time
(fixed) deposited for twelve calendar valued at 15,000.000.00 United States
Dollars(Fifteen Million US Dollars) in my branch. Upon maturity, I sent a
routine notification to his forwarding address but got no reply.

After a month, we sent a reminder and finally we discovered from his contact
employers Nigerian National Petroleum corporation that Mr. Gaski Drannon
died from a bomb blast accident.On further investigation, I found out that
he did not leave a WILL and all attempts to trace his next of kin were
fruitless.

I therefore made further investigation and discovered that Mr. Gaski Drannon
did not declare any next of kin in all his official documents,including his
Bank Deposit paperwork.

This sum of 15,000,000.00 US Dollars is still sitting in the Bank and the
interest is being rolled over with the principal sum at the end of each
year. No one will come forward to claim it.

According to the Nigerian Law, at the expiration of 5 (five)years,the money
will revert to the ownership of the Nigerian Government if nobody applies to
claim the funds.

Consequently,My proposal is that I will like you as a foreigner to stand in
as the next of kin to Mr Gaski Drannon,it doesnt matter if you have the same
surname with him or not so that the fruits of this old mans labour will not
get into the hands of some corrupt government officials and remember that
this fund can only be claimed by the help of a foreigner,hence the main
reason i am contacting you.

This is simple,Since my bank lawyer is also involve in this claim to make it
100% legal,He will get all the required legal documents in your favour to
position you as the inheritance/next of kin to the deceased's fund.We will
like you to provide immediately your full names and address including your
phone/fax numbers so that our bank lawyer will prepare the necessary
documents and court affidavit which will put you in place as the next of
kin.

We would need you as a Foreigner acting as the next of kin and sole
benefactor to the inheritance of Mr. Gaski Drannon, to claim this money The
money will be paid to you for us to share in the ratio of 70% for us and 30%
for you.

There is no risk at all as all the paperwork for this transaction will be
done by our bank Lawyer and my position as the Branch Manager guarantees the
successful execution of this transaction.

I will forward your details to the lawyer who will give you more
information about the business and the deceased and also tell you how you
can asist us to claim the money to help you understand the transaction.

Please observe utmost confidentiality, and rest assured that this
transaction would be most profitable for both of us because we shall require
your assistance to invest part of our share in your country.

Awaiting your urgent reply via my email address

unionbanknigeriaplc5050@gmail.com

Thanks and regards.

Alahaji Sanusi Lamido

For more information regarding the Lagos-Nigeria bomb blast, visit
these two sites:

1. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/2698081.stm

2.http://www.reliefweb.int/w/rwb.nsf/0/015d1b5df52a643bc1256cbb0054d8c2?

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