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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:
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "cheque " (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash)
• 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.
  • tunde_01michael@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tunde michael" <tunde_01michael@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 07 Mar 2006 09:12:06 +0000
Subject: GET BACK TO ME

FROM MR.TUNDE MICHAEL
UNION BANK NIG PLC
ICON House,6th Floor, Idejo Street
Victoria Island, Lagos, Nigeria
EMAIL: tunde_01michael@yahoo.co.uk

GOOD DAY,

I am Mr. Tunde michael a Divisional Head with UNION BANK NIG PLC Here in
Nigeria i was personal account manager to one late MR. JIM THOMAS , who
till his death was a contractor with Impressario Nigeria Limited, Moenier
Oil & Gas Consult and Nigerian Ports authority.

On June 2003, JIM Thomas and their two children were involved in a car
accident along Gwagwalada express road and all occupants of the vehicle
unfortunately lost their lives. At the time of his death, My client had a
deposit of USD$14.4Million which was proceed of a contract work he just
concluded with the NNPC.The payment was made with a bank cheque which I
personally cleared.

Unfortunately, till this moment no one has come as his relation for his
deposit with us. My colleagues and I humbly request your attention to this
matter so that we can present you as his next of kin or beneficiary to his
deposit. It is not a very difficult thing to do. All we need is to change
the name and particulars of his next of kin to yours in our computer data
base and we file in an application for the release of the fund through the
Probate Office in your name. Please contact me as quickly as possible on
Email: tunde_01michael@yahoo.co.uk

We will talk about the sharing ratio as soon as you get in touch with me.
PLEASE MAKE SURE THAT YOU USE THE GIVEN EMAIL ADDRESS

Kind Regards,
Tunde michael

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