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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: MICHEAL DAVE <micdaveatlaw104@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <barrister_micheal2007@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 26 Jul 2007 04:43:09 +0100
Subject: From: MICHEAL DAVE Financial Director



From: MICHEAL DAVE Financial DirectorUnion Bank, Nigeria34 Marina Str.Lagos – Nigeria
ATTENTION
Permit me to introduce myself. I am MICHEAL DAVE the Financial Director on (Domiciliary Account) foreign operations Union Bank Nigeria.I do hope my letter will not embarrass you, since I have no previous correspondence with you. I am very much hopeful that you will help.
This is to say that, sometime in 2001, one of our highly esteemed customer, Mr. Benjamin Shiloh, an Israeli citizen (National) died in airplane crash with his wife and daughter, off coast of Lagos in Nigeria.He was the Chief Executive Officer of Cross Atlantic Oil & Gas Company Limited and BJS Engineering and Construction Company Ltd. In Nigeria. He maintained both current, domiciliary and savings account with our bank. As at the time of his death, the late Mr.Benjamin Shiloh has US$65M in our custody. All the effort of the bank to get in contact with his relation to claim this money through Israelis Embassy in Nigeria was without success. Since then, this moneyhas been placed on dormant account in the computer system. I am therefore, seeking your assistance and co-operation in getting the payment claimed and remitted to your account. You will be legally documented as a bonafide next of kin, from late Mr.Benjamin Shiloh’s mother’ side as his uncle, due for the payment through the contact of attorney. Please it is risk free. 50% for i and10% map out for expences incured during the transaction, I have agreed to give you 30%commission for providing the receiving bank account and assistance.
Please notify me urgently through our mail box if this offer is acceptable to you, send me the details of your company/personal name (Phone and Fax) and bank information (Phone and Fax and email) to process the documentation and apply for the release and get the money remitted into your nominated account.
To avoid bringing in my own share into Nigeria, I have decided to invest my share in your country on your directive.
I await your urgent response.
Best regards,
MICHEAL DAVE Financial DirectorUnion Bank, Nigeria
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