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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "oria1960" <oria1960@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 11 Jul 2006 23:02:30 -0600
Subject: PLS CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY


Dr Oria James,
Head,Foreign Remitance Department,
Platinum Habib Bank Plc
Plot 707, Adeola Hopewell Street, Victoria Island,
Lagos.

Attention:

Confidential Letter
First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction, this is by virtue of its nature
as being utterly CONFIDENTIAL and TOP SECRET. Though I know that a transaction of this
magnitude will make any one apprehensive and worried, but I am assuring you that all will be
well at the end of the transaction.For the purpose of introduction,I am Dr Oria James,
Head,Fereign Remitance Department,Platinum Habib Bank Plc, in charge of personal and
corporate accounts above US$5,000,000.00(five million US Dollars only). I came to know of
you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle a very confidential
transaction which involves the transfer of a huge sum of money to a foreign account
requiring maximum confidence.

THE PROPOSITION:
A foreigner, late MR Andreas Schranner,an Oil Merchant/Contractor with the Federal Govenment
of Nigeria, who was also into properties as we gathered.until his death five years ago
(Monday, 31 July, 2000) in plane crashed into the Hotelissimo.Unfortunately, tragedy struck
when a Concorde airline AF4590 plane crashed killing all 108 passengers on board including
Mr. Andreas Schranner.(For more Information please see BBC News on
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm )

Andreas Schranner, banked with us here at Platinum Habib Bank PLC., Lagos, and had a
closing balance of USD$18.2M (Eighteen Million, Two Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
only) which the bank now unquestionably expects to be claimed by any of his available
foreign next of kin or alternatively be donated to a discredited trust fund for arms and
ammunition at a military war college here in Nigeria.Fervent valuable efforts are being made
by the Bank to get in touch with any of the Schranner's family or relatives but all have
proved to no avail. It is because of the perceived possibility of not going to be able to
locate any of his next of kin, (all his families were in the plane that crashed) that the
management under the influence of our Chairman, Board of Directors,Retired Major General
Kalu Uke Kalu, that an arrangement for the fund to be declared "UNCLAIMABLE" and then be
subsequently donated to the Trust Fund for Arms and Ammunition which will further enhance
the course of war in Africa and the world in general.

In order to avert this negative development, myself and some of my trusted colleagues in the
bank now seek for your permission to have you stand as late Andreas Schranner next of kin so
that the fund, USD$18.2M would be subsequently transferred and paid into your bank account
as the beneficiary next of kin.All documents and proves to enable you get this fund have
been carefully worked out and we are assuring you a 100% risk free involvement. Your share
would be 30% of the total amount,5% has been set aside for expenses while the rest would be
for myself and my colleagues for investment purposes in your company or any country of your
choice where the returns on investment will be optimal.If this proposal is acceptable to you
and you do not wish to take advantage of the trust we hope to bestow on you and your
company, then kindly get to me immediately via my e-mail furnishing me with:
1.The Names you want to use for this transaction.
2.Your contact address
3.Your most confidential telephone number
4.Fax number
5.Exclusive e-mail so that I can forward to you the relevant details of this transaction.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated co-operation.

Regards,

Dr Oria James,
Platinum Habib Bank Plc

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