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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:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "headquater" (this email uses bad English)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2347055788638

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Maduka Duruaku" <drmadukaduruaku80@gmail.com>
Reply-To: drmadukaduruaku0@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 11:51:48 +0000
Subject: UNITED NATIONS FINANCIAL REGULATORY MONITORING TEAM


UNITED NATIONS FINANCIAL REGULATORY MONITORING TEAM(U.N.F.R.M.T)
INCONJUCTION WITH THE INDEPENDENT CORRUPT PRACTICE
AND OTHER RELATED MATTERS COMMISSION (ICPC).
AFRICA HEADQUARTERS: Abuja Office-Headquater
Plot 802 Constitution Avenue,
Central District, PMB 535, Garki Abuja.



Attn: Beneficiary ,



It was reported by the United Nation Financial Monitoring team to our
Minister for Foreign Affairs in our country base on the Global Financial
meeting with all Apex Banks within and outside the United Nation in other to
control money laundering activities and to ensuring that all banks pay
foreign contractors,lottery winnings, Charity Donations and Inheritance
Proceed originating from its country to the bonafide beneficiary. It was
discovered that your impending Funds transfer is currently been withheld
base on transactional irregularities and unprofessionalism.



We have investigated your transaction through the Apex and some commercial
banks and noticed that you have made several attempts to transfer your funds
but to no avail. Our investigation continued to the Judiciary upper house
and the Senate monitoring team gave an unsatisfactory report to your
transaction, hence the chairman is presently under investigation for
conspiracy and with an intension to divert your funds.



We have in our powers as the only and approved office by the United Nation
Financial Regulatory Team, inconjuction with the African Union(A.U) and
Economic Community of West Africa States(ECOWAS) to ensure that all
financial transactions orignating from Africa which are not completed should
be directed to us. For all uncompleted transaction within the African
continent, from North and East Africa will be paid via Africa Development
Bank(ADB), Those within the West and South of Africa will be settled via
Union Bank of Nigeria and all payments that has been transferred to any
corresponding bank within Europe,America, Asia and Australia will be paid
only via HSBC Bank London UK. This authority has been bestowed on the United
Kingdom as one of the first countries of the world to move for a United
Nation in other to promote peace and stability in the entire globe.



We have taken absolute possession of the part payment of your unpaid funds
worth USD$4,5million as this is in consonance with the law guiding this
organization and approved by the United Nation Financial Regulatory team. It
might interest you to know that some individuals has made endless effort to
transfer your funds but unfortunately their effort was abortive as we
intercepted their action and such person will be interrogated and if found
guilty, they shall be brought to book.



Currently one MRS Janet Hines forwarded her bank account as your
representative requesting the transfer of your approved part payment to her
nominated bank account below, Did you send her? Below is her bank account:



NAME: MRS. JANET HINES.
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS: ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.



You are advised to call the telephone number below for oral and important
discussion and send across your details info, Should you fail to call or
respond as advised then we shall have no option than to confiscate these
funds in agreement with the law governing this organization as such funds
will be declared unclaimed. We promise to give you our professional service
that will ensure your quick receive of your funds within 7days.



Yours Faithfully,
Dr.Maduka Duruaku,
Secretary:ICPC
D/L:+234-70-557 88638.

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