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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +23417619407 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • franclarkuk@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "young victor" <young002@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: franclarkuk@o2.pl
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 19:21:11 +0100
Subject: RE:


>From The Desk of Mr. Victor Young
>From Foreign Remittance Dept of
Global Bank Nig plc,Empowered by European Bank
Corporate Office.
136, Adeola Odeku Road,
Victoria Island,
Lagos Branch.
Tel: 234-1-7619407

Attention Sir/Ma,

Best compliment of the day. My name is Mr. Victor Young, from foreign
remittance dept of European Bank plc, branch section, in charge of credit
and foreign bills of one of the European Bank plc. However, I got your
contact through my Internet search.

I am writing in respect of a foreign customer of my Bank Engr. Peter Giller
and, who perished with his whole family of wife and 2 kids along with 144
others which includes the then Nigerian sports minister late Ishaya mark
Aku, in an Easy air-line plane crash in Kano northern Nigeria on may 4th
2002.There is an account opened in this Bank in 2002 with account number
ats1022002-109 by this great late industrialist who died in the plane crash
without a written or oral "will" attached to his account.

I am the account manager to the late industrialist and I personally have
watched with keen interest to see the next of kin since his death in 2002.
This has proved abortive as no one has come up to claim his funds hence
there is no next of kin or "will" attached to the account. As a banker to
the deceased, I am capable of transferring the credit balance of the late
industrialist's account to any foreign bank account of my choice since I
have the certificate of deposit for the smooth transfer.

The total amount involved is (US$27m Million United States dollars).
However, I need a foreign partner who will act as the next of kin and
beneficiary to the industrialist and provide a reliable offshore bank
account where we can transfer the (US$27m Million united states dollars).I
have already done all the necessary ground works for the smooth transfer of
the funds. However, I need you to act as the next of kin to the deceased.

Since I have the certificate of deposit that can be used to back up any
claim we may make for the smooth transfer, the moment I receive your
positive response, it will take us less than 7 banking days to transfer the
money into your bank account. For your assistance and co-operation, you will
take 40%, 50% to me, while 10% should be for expenses or tax as your
government may require of the entire (US$27m million united states dollars),
all I require is your honest co-operation to enable us see this deal
through.

Upon the receipt of your positive response, I shall forward to you a text of
application which you will send to the bank for claim, I shall also send the
certificate of deposit to you, you may also wish to view this web site on
the internet to confirm the plane crash

http://www.airdisaster.com/photos/eas-kano/photo.shtml

Thank you as I await your Immediate Reply to my assistance private email
address franclarkuk@o2.pl

Gratefully treat as urgent

Victor Young.

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