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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into 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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • erikmadu13@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: erik madu <erikmadu13@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: erikmmadu1@myway.com
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 06:06:59 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION!!!


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: erikmadu13@yahoo.com

URGENT ATTENTION!!!

FROM THE DESK OF:

DR.ERIK MADU.

ACCOUNTANT.

UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC.,

V/ISLAND LAGOS.


ATTN:SIR/MA


I am Dr.Erik Madu. an accountant with the UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC

and I need your assistance in remmitting a huge ammount of money to

your bank account this money which originally belongs to Mr. Charles

Fredrick a national of your country who until his death was an employee

with Shell Oil Company in Nigeria,he died in Plane Crash with

members of his families 5 years ago,since then we have made several

enquiries to your embassy to locate any of the extended relatives and

this has proved unsuccessful.

After several unsuccessful attempts I decided to track his name over

the Internet to locate any member of his family. I have contacted you

to assist in repatriating the money leftbehind by Mr.Charles Fredrick, before the bank will

declares it unserviceable.

Note that after final discusions with one of my superior in the TELEX

DEPARTMENT we arrived at contacting you as the next of kin to claim

this fund into your nominated bank account before the account is

declared confiscated,note also that this transfer will be concluded

within the next (7) seven official working days.

I seek your consent to present you as the next of kin to the deceased

so that the $15million dollars can be remmitted to youur account and

then we can share the money,25% to you and 70% for us, while 5%

willtake care of all expenses that might be incured on the course of the

transfer. All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see

this deal through.

I advise that you send across to me your contact address,direct phone

and fax number for prompt communication, and I guarantee you that this

transaction will be executed under a legitimate atmosphere that will

protect you from any breach of transaction / law. Call me on my number +234-1-776-8029

Regards,


DR.ERIK MADU.

ACCOUNTANT.

(UNION BANK OF NIG. PLC).

- erik madu

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