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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "dormant account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Egobia Uloanyi <egobia_uloanyi042@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: egobia2008uloanyi@live.com
Date: Fri, 6 Jun 2008 04:08:36 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Please urgent response needed My Dear Friend,



FROM:MR. EGOBIA ULOANYI


Dear Friend,
I have a proposal for you, this proposal is however not mandatory nor will I in any manner compel you to honour it against your will, I work with a bank (one of the African leading banks in the West Coast) Here in this bank existed a dormant account for the past 8 years which belong to an American national and his wife who are now late. Mr. Gene Billings & Mrs. Barbara Billings, they both died on EgyptAir Flight 990 http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/502503.stm

When I discovered that there had been no deposits nor withdrawals from this account for this long period, I decided to carry out a system investigation and discovered that non of the family member nor relations of the late person is aware of this account. This is the story in a nutshell. Now I want an account overseas where the bank will transfer this funds.Thereafter, I had planned to destroy all related documents for this account. It is a carefuly planned and hitch free work for me and for the past eleven months I have worked out everything to ensure a hitch-free operation.

The amount plus all the accumulated interest on the balance in this account stands at US$ 9.5 million . Consider this and get back to me as soon as possible.Finally it my humble prayer that the information as contained here in be accorded the necessary attention, urgency as well as the secrecy it deserves.

I expect your urgent response.

Regards,

Mr.Egobia Uloanyi.




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