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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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Please note about this email:

• It is a next of kin / dead customer scam (13 typical phrases found).
  
• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "yusufadamss01" <yusufadamss01@superbee.com.br>
Reply-To: yusufadams20001@hotmail.com
Date: Mon, 1 Aug 2005 09:03:28 -0300
Subject: Good Day

085241009977 Alam

 

Equitorial Trust Bank Plc.
From the Desk Of: Mr Yusuf Adams.
Phone Number: +234-802-566-8005.
Alternative Email Address:yusufadamss20000@yahoo.com

Dear Friend,

I am Mr  Yusuf Adams, a Banker with Equitorial Trust Bank Plc,here  in Nigeria.I am an account Officer to Engr.Renold from your country, who used to work with Shell Oil Development Company in Nigeria.Here in after shall be referred to as my client on November 21, 2000, my client, his wife, and their two children were involved in a car accident along Lagos/Ibadan express way. All occupants of the vehicle unfortunately lost their lives.

Since then I have made several inquiries to my clients country's embassy to locate any of his extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful.After  these several unsuccessful attempts, I have contacted you to assist in repatriating the money before they get confiscated or declared unserviceable by Equitorial Trust Bank Plc where this huge  deposit were lodged. Particularly, Equitorial Trust Bank Plc where the deceased had an account valued at about US$16.311 Million has issued me a notice to provide the next of kin or have the account confiscated within the 6 weeks.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years now, I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin of the  deceased  so that the proceeds of this account valued at US$16.311Million can be paid to you and then you and I can share the money. 60% to me, 40% to you.

All I require is your honest cooperation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement  that will protect you from any breach of the law. Please get in touch with me immediately as I do not have much time in my disposal.

Please enclose your private telephone number for easy communication.

Best Regards

Mr. Yusuf Adams.

 

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