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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:

• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • ben_ubuluprivate1414@yahoo.co.uk
  • ben_ubuluprivate1414@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "ben ubulu" <benubulu@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 07 Oct 2005 04:35:53 -0500
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

FROM: DR BENJAMIN UBULU. (CHAIRMAN)
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,
FEDRAL MINISTRY OF DEFENCE, LAGOS, NIGERIA.
E-MAIL(ben_ubuluprivate1414@yahoo.co.uk)

GOOD DAY ,

I AM THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTE IN THE MINISTRY OF
DEFENCE,NIGERIA. IN VIEW OF MY PRIVILEDGED POSITION I WAS ABLE TO ACCUMULATE
SOME HUGE SUM OF MONEY AS A RESULT OF GRATIFICATION FOR MY GOOD WILL.

TO GOD BE THE GLORY, I SHALL BE LEAVING THE OFFICE IN MAY 2007 AFTER EIGHT
YEARS OF MERITORIOUS SERVICE TO MY FATHER LAND AND DUE TO MY SENSITIVE
POSITION I CAN NOT INVEST IN ANY FRUITFUL VENTURE WHEN I AM STILL IN ACTIVE
SERVICE.

BASED ON THIS, I AM SOLICITING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE PURCHASE OF
PROPERTIES I SHALL BE WILLING TO INVEST INITIALLY THE SUM OF $15M IN YOUR
COUNTRY UNER YOUR WATCHFUL SUPERVISION TILL I AM OUT OF OFFICE. IF MY
PROPOSAL IS SUITABLE TO YOU, KINDLY CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY WITH YOUR
CONDITION OF SERVICE.

I AM ANXIOUSLY WAITING FOR YOUR FAVOURABLE RESPONSE.

PLEASE SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATE MAIL (ben_ubuluprivate1414@yahoo.co.uk)

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR BEN UBULU.

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