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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "UNION BANK PLC. FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPT."
<will.remit_ubn15@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <unionbankplc.revtimothy@yahoo.it>
Date: Thu, 8 Nov 2007 23:09:06 +0800
Subject: YOUR "WILL" PAYMENT!!!



YOUR "WILL" PAYMENT!!!
Rev. Timothy Abu.Manager,Internal Audit/Foreign Remittance Dept,Union Bank Plc,36, Broad Street,Victoria Island,Lagos.
Attn: Sir/Madam,
My name Rev. Timothy Abu. An account officer to lateMr.Craig Jones who worked for an oil firm inNigeria. Mr Craig Jones a well known Philanthropist,before he died, he made a WILL stating that any amountof money that will be left in his account when hepasses on should be donated to any body or anyorganisation of our choice ovewrseas.Eventually hedied in an auto clash and that amount is $5.2M(Fivemillion,two hundred thousand U.S. dollars only).It was a very hard decision to carry on hence thedirectors and board members of the bank decided on arandom draw of thousands of email addresses.
We have made a random draw, your e-mail address waspicked as the beneficiary to this WILL.I amparticularly interested in securing this money fromthe Bank,because they have issued a notice instructingme been the account officer to produce the beneficiaryof this WILL within two weeks or else the money willbe credited to the Government treasury as per lawhere.It is my utmost desire to execute the WILL of mylate client as was instructed when he was alive.
You are required to contact me immediately to startthe process of sending this money to any of yourdesignated official account or your off-shoreaccount.I urge you to contact me immediately forfurther details bearing in mind that the Bank hasgiven us a date limit,Please act fast.
Please include your phone and fax numbers as you arereplying this mail.
Congratulation as I await your urgent reply.
Kind Regards,Rev. Timothy Abu.Manager,Audit/Foreign Remittance Dept.Union Bank Plc.
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