419 scam: "Mr Emmanuel Udeala"<udeala.emma@gmail.com> RE:YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED MOST.

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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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.
This email uses a separate reply address that is different from the sender address. Spammers use this to get replies even when the original spam sending accounts have been shut down. Also, sometimes the sender addresses are legitimate looking but fake and only the reply address is actually an email account controlled by the scammers.
The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
- "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
- "hundred thousand 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)
- "cotonou" (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.
- +22998600442 (Benin, probably a prepaid mobile phone)
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.
- info.emma_office@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Emmanuel Udeala" (may be fake)
Reply-To: <info.emma_office@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Jul 2009 13:19:05 +0100
Subject: RE:YOUR ASSISTANCE IS NEEDED MOST.

FROM THE DESK OF EMMANUEL UDEALA,
MANAGER AUDIT AND ACCOUNTING DEPARTMENT
UNITY BANK OF BENIN( U.B.B )
COTONOU-BENIN REPUBLIC.
PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS:info.emma_office@sify.com

GOOD DAY,

I am Mr. EMMANUEL UDEALA, Manager Audit Accounting Department UNITY BANK BENIN ( U.B.B ) I would like to know if this proposal will be worth while for your acceptance. I have a Foreign Customer, Christian Eich from Germany an engineer who ran carmaker BMW's museum, his wife and two children and his wife's parents were also among the victims with Concord Air Line, AF4590 crash people on board (Monday, 31 July, 2000) near Paris leaving a closing balance of Twelve Million Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ($12.8m) in one of his Private Account that is been managed by me as the Customer's Account Officer.

Based on my security report, these funds can be claimed without any hitches as no one is aware of the funds and its closing balance except me and the customer (Now Deceased) therefore, I can present you as the Next of Kin and we will work out the modalities for the claiming of the funds in accordance with the law.Now, if you are really sure of your trustworthy, accountability and confidentiality on this transaction without dissapointment, contact me through my private telephone number ( +229 98600442) or my private email for further details. i expect your letter.

Your's Faithfully,
Mr Emmanuel Udeala.

N.B In honestly try and go through this
(website) before we start.
Below is the website.
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm)

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