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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:
  • "huge deposit" (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)
• 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.
  • h_momodu_01@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "gezeobi@terra.es" <gezeobi@terra.es>
Date: Sun, 21 Jan 2007 19:12:05 +0100 (MET)
Subject: IT'S FOR YOU ALONE / GOOD DAY.



DR. FRED BABA
UNION BANK OF (NIG) PLC
TELEPHONE: +011 234 1 851 3676.


ATTN:

I am DR. FRED BABA. the Manager funds release with UNION BANK OF (NIG) PLC. I am the accountant in charge of Mr. Arthur Smith`s account who used to work with a Multi-BILLION oil Firm in Nigeria. Herein after shall be referred to as my client, On Sept 11, 2001, my client, his wife, and their three (3) children were involved in the September 11 bomb attack in USA.

Since then I have made several inquiries to locate any of my clients extended relatives, this has also proved unsuccessful. After these several unsuccessful attempts, I decided to contact you to assist in receiving the money left behind by my client before the MONEY Get confiscated or declared unserviceable by the Bank where this huge deposits were lodged.

Particularly the UNION BANK OF (NIG) PLC. where the deceased had an account valued at about ($ 3.5 million) (U.S. Dollars) has issued me a notice to provide the next-of-kin or have the account confiscated within the next Fourteen (14) official working days.

Since I have been unsuccessful in locating the relatives for over 4 years now I seek your consent to present you as the next-of-kin of the deceased so that the proceeds of this account valued at ($ 3.5 million) (U.S. Dollars) can be paid into your account and then you and me can share the money. 50% to me and 50% to you.

All I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal through. I guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law and I hope the fund arrives your account in latest ten (10) Banking days from the date of the receipt of the following informations:-

(1) Your Full name.
(2) Your Full address.
(3) Your Private telephone and fax numbers.
(4) Your Company name and address (if any).
(5) Age.

The above informations will enable me apply for payment into any of your nominated bank account.

Best Personal Regards,

DR. FRED BABA
UNION BANK OF (NIG) PLC.
TELEPHONE: +011 234 1 851 3676.

REPLY TO MY ALTERNATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: h_momodu_01@yahoo.it





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