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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:
  • "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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • drchristianbrown@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Christian Brown" <africanuniondevelopmentbank004@msn.com>
Reply-To: drchr.brown@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 15 Feb 2006 14:12:42 +0000
Subject: Urgent / Confidential Business Approach !!!

(A.U.D.B) AFRICAN UNION DEVELOPMENT BANK PLC.
DESK OF :DR.CHRISTIAN BROWN
RC NO :AUD-4568-BNKNG

Contact me : drchristianbrown@sify.com



Attention: President / C.E.O.

Dear Sir,

I have a proposal for you, this however is not mandatory nor will I in any
manner compel you to
honour against your will.

I am Dr.Christian Brown,The manager, Bills and Exchange at the Foreign
Remittance Department of the A.U.D.B Bank of Nigeria Plc and work with
African Union Development Bank Plc (one of the African leading banks in the
West Coast).

Here in this bank existed dormant account for the past 5 years which belong
to one of our
customers(Mr.Andreas Schranner)who died long with his entire family of a
wife Maria and two children in July 31st 2000 in a plane crash.


For further enquiry view the web-site for more details.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm

When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this
account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation
and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late
person is aware of this account.


This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want an account overseas where thses
fund will be transfer according to the due process of our bank in order to
avoid voilation of any country and international Monetory law on fund
transfer. Thereafter,I had planned to destroy all related documents for this
account.

It is a careful network and for the past eleven months I have worked out
everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.

The amount is not so much at the moment and plus all the accumulated
interest the balance in this account stands at-(US$15.million US dollars).
Now my questions are:-

1. Can you handle this project?

2. Can I give you this trust?

3. What will be your commission? If you can sponsor this transfer Consider
this and get back to me as soon as possible.


To commence this transaction, we require you to immediately indicate your
interest by a return e-mail and enclose (1) your private contact telephone
number,(2) fax number(3) full name and address( 4) your designated bank
coordinates( your bank account and swift code)and any form of identification
like your international passport to enable us file letter of claim to the
appropriate departments for necessary approvals before the transfer can be
made.


Finally, it is our humble prayer that the information as contained herein be
accorded the necessary
attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.


I expect your urgent response if you can handle this project.

Write to me at this direct contact email address: drchristianbrown@sify.com

I am expecting your urgent response as soon as you receive my message.

I look forward to receiving your prompt response.

Respectfully yours,

Dr.Christian Brown.
The manager, Bills and Exchange at the Foreign
Remittance Department of the A.U.D.B Bank of Nigeria
Plc. email: drchristianbrown@sify.com

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