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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:
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23418155662 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • info_citigroupnig@mail2american.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Eric Thompson <ethompson_30@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 23:00:10 -0800 (PST)
Subject: OUR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS MATTER


OUR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS MATTER

Dear Partner,
I write to acknowledge the receipt of your response message of today dated 28th of December 2006 regarding the above subject. Firstly let me thank you for your effort in honoring my Proposal, as I assure you that if we maintain the level of understanding involved in this transaction, the sky will be our limit in terms of success. Having said so, I feel I should bring to your knowledge the full picture of this deal to enable you know your role in making this deal a success.


Already you know the success of this fund, which was as a result of the death of my client who died in a ghastly motor accident years ago. Until the time of his death, he has an outstanding balance with his bank i.e. CITI GROUP, this payment was generated from a contract supply. The management of his bank has issued me a notice as his lawyer to produce the next of kin to the late client to claim the outstanding balance with the bank. All effort to get any of his Family members was not fruitful, because he has no family that is known to us. This now made the management of my client bank to give me a final notice or the fund will be declared un-claimable and equally be donated into a Trust Fund for the purchasing of arms and ammunition for war in Nigeria and Africa at large.


It is with the development to stop the plan of the bank; I had to contact you for your effort in repatriating my client entire estate. All that you need to do is to send to the bank using their Email: info_citigroupnig@mail2american.com Application of Account Closure below for the bank to start the processing of this fund to you as the beneficiary next of kin my late client.


All the necessary documents that will show you, as the beneficiary next of kin has been carefully worked out by me and in your favor. However my friend I will like to point out that communication is very important in this deal, as such, I will advice you reach me on my private Telephone line 011 234 802 067 9252, for more details to this transaction.


On the smooth receipt of this message, kindly furnish me with private telephone and Fax number to enable us commence into this transaction fully. Call me to confirm the receipt of this message.


Yours sincerely,
Eric Thompson. (Esq.)


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THE DIRECTOR,
INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT,
CITI BANK PLC,
#1,IDOWU TAYLOR,
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS
NIGERIA.
TEL:234-1-8155662
FAX: 234-0805-1213705
EMAIL: info_citigroupnig@mail2american.com

Dear Sir,

APPLICATION FOR ACCOUNT CLOSURE

I hereby apply for the closure of Account No. 10009000016459 belonging to late Michael. I am the next of kin to the above aforementioned name and the beneficiary of the project fund which account Number is stated above.


BELOW IS MY PERSONAL INFORMATION.


YOUR FULL NAME AND YOUR FULL ADDRESS.............
YOUR AGE.........................................
SEX AND MARITAL STATUS....................
YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS....................
YOUR OCCUPATION..............................

FURTHERMORE, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTION OR WOULD WISH TO CONTACT ME ON THIS MATTER, PLEASE FEEL FREE TO DO SO BY CONTACTING ME ON THIS TELEPHONE:................... AND FAX........................
E-MAIL.............................


I will in due time forward to your office on how and where I want the funds in the account to be transferred. I will be obliged if this application is granted and I am also thanking your anticipated co-operation.


Yours Faithfully,


...................................,


(Beneficiary/next of kin

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