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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "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.
  • mrkhalil4006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: khalil khalil <mrkhalil4006@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Mar 2008 21:31:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT


UNION BANK PLC.
mrkhalil4006@yahoo.com
53 BROAD STREET,
LAGOS ISLAND.
NIGERIA

DEAR SIR,

I AM THE BANK MANAGER OF UNION BANK PLC OF NIGERIA. I WILL LIKE TO DO A VERY BRIEF BUSINESS WITH YOU,

THERE IS ADORMANT ACCOUNT IN MY BANK WITH A CREDIT BALANCE OF (USD$21.000.000.00)TWENTY-ONE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS, WHICH HAS BEEN DORMANT FOR ABOUTFOUR YEARS NOW. ON MY FURTHER INVESTIGATION, I DISCOVERED THAT THE OWNER OF THIS ACCOUNT, A FOREIGNER DIED ALSO FOURYEARS AGO IN A MOTOR ACCIDENT AND THAT HE LEFT NO BENEFICIARIES AND NEXT OF KIN FOR THE ACCOUNT,

BECAUSE HE WAS HIDING THE SOURCE OF THE MONEY FROM THE GOVERNMENT.WHAT I NEEDED FROM YOU IS TO USE YOUR NAME AS THE BENEFICIARY AND NEXT OF KIN TO THE ORIGINAL ACCOUNT OWNER. AND THEN USE MY POSITION AS THE MANAGER AND GIVE CLEARANCE FOR ONWARD REMITTANCE OF THIS FUND INTO YOUR NOMINATED ACCOUNT. I WILL SUPPLY YOU WITH ALL THE NECESSARY INFORMATION ABOUT THE ACCOUNT,

WHICH YOU WILL PRESENT TO THE BANK THROUGH A LAWYER.AFTER THE BANK HAS ACCEPTED YOUR APPLICATION, THEN I WILL MOVE AHEAD TO DESTROY EVERY DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS BUSINESS.

AND WE WILL GO AHEAD TO SHARE THIS FUND AT A RATIO OF 70% FOR ME AND 25% FOR YOUR SERVICES TO ME AND THE REMAINING 5% WILL BE SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES INCURRED DURING THIS TRANSACTION.

THANKS YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR. KHALIL HASSAN


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