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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • sulemanalli1@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: suleman zubari <suleman_zubari35@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <sulemanalli2@myway.com>
Date: Sun, 15 Jul 2007 15:39:39 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam



Mr. Suleman Alli.firstinland bank plc4/6 Adetokunbo Ademola StreetP. O. Box 75369Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeriawww.firstinlandbankplc.net
Dear Sir/Madam I Am Mr. Suleman Alli, in charge of bills and foreignexchange remittance Department of First inland BankPlc. I am writing you this letter to ask for your supportand co-operation to carry out this businessopportunity in my department. We discovered an unclaimed sum of $10 Million (tenmillion dollars) in an account belonging to one of ourcustomer, who died in a plane crash with the entirefamily in year 2003. Since we got information about his death we have beenexpecting his next of kin to come over and claim hismoney.
Unfortunately, neither the family nor the relation hasappeared to claim this money. We cannot release thismoneyunless somebody applies as the next of kin orrelation to the deceased. Our banking guidelines indicated that if such moneyremained unclaimed for a period of four (4) years, itwould be transferred into the First inland BankTreasury as unclaimed fund. Another officer and I in the department now decided totransfer this money into your account as the next ofkin or relation of the deceased for easy collectionsince nobody is coming for it and we don¢t want thismoney to go back into the bank treasury as anunclaimed fund.
Infact it is my friend that advised me to urgentlyarrange to transfer out this money through anotherforeign beneficiary outside the country.
Upon your acceptance to this proposal, we have alsoagreed on a sharing Ration: 1.40% for you as the account owner2.60% for I and my colleagues. Furthermore we shall be coming over to your countrywhen themoney is finally in your account and we shallbe relying on your advise as regards, to investment ofour share, be informed that this transaction isgenuine and 100% risk free considering the top levelbank officials involved. As you know that I enjoy good office here with thebank and I will use my personality to make theofficial application on your behalf for approval ofthis money into your nominated account thereby havingthe bank transfer this money into your bank account.I will advice that you furnish me with the necessarydetails for me to make the official application ofclaim on your behalf as the next of kin andbeneficiary of this money with out wasting time.
Here are the details I will need to make theapplication.
(1)Your Full Name.(2)Your Contact Address.(3Your phone & Fax Number for effective communication.(4)Age, & Occupation. This is to effect the swifttransfer of this fund intoyour account in less than (7) working days. Waiting for your urgent response.Regards.Mr. Suleman Alli.reply to my email box with this :sulemanalli1@myway.com
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