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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • paulobiag90@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "paul obi" <paulobi22@msn.com>
Reply-To: paulobiag33@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 08 Oct 2005 13:37:25 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE

STRITLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:DR.PAUL OBI
DEAR SIR,
I AM DR.PAUL OBI AN ACCOUNTANT (FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT) WITH THE

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT LAGOS- NIGERIA.

WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SOME SENIOR OFFICALS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA,AND THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE, WE WANT TO TRANSFER THE SOME OF

THIRTY-FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS OUT OF MY COUNTRY, NIGERIA. THE

THIRTY-FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS IS AN CCUMULATION OF OVER-INVOICED

CONTRACTS WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN EXECUTED AND COMMISSIONED. THIS

AMOUNT STILL LIES IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SUSPENCE

ACCOUNT WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN).

AS CIVIL SERVANTS WE CANNOT OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE

CODE OF CONDUCT ACT IN NIGERIA MAKES IT AN OFFENCE FOR ANY PUBLIC

OFFICER TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT IS AS A RESULT OF THIS THAT WE

SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MAKE USE OF YOUR PRIVATE/ COMPANY?S

ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SAID SUM.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES HAS BEEN WORKED OUT FOR A SMOOTH

AND HITCH-FREE TRANSFER OF THE US$35MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT,

WITHIN TEN WORKING DAYS OF GETTING YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE AND

CONSENT.YOU WOULD BE ENTITLED TO 20% OF THE $35,000,000:00 FOR

PROVIDING US AN ACCOUNT, 75% WOULD COME TO US IN NIGERIA, AND THE

REMAINING 5% WOULD BE USED TO OFFSET ALL LOCAL/FOREIGN EXPENDITURE

ON THE FOLLOWING GROUNDS.

(A) THAT WE ARE SATISFIED ON ALL GROUNDS THAT OUR SHARE OF THE FUND

WOULD BE GIVEN TO US AFTER TRANSFERENCE.

(B) THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENCE,SECRECY

AND ABSOLUTE SINCERITY, WHICH IT DEMANDS.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE

PROPOSAL,

YOU CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL DDRESSES:paulobiag90@yahoo.co.uk

OR ;paulobiag27@walla.com YOU CALL MY NUMBER;234-80-59326584 TO ENABLE US

DISCUSS FURTHER DETAILS ON THE TRANSACTION. YOU ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO

PROVIDE A SECURED TELEPHONE AND FAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS

TRANSACTION.

EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST

YOURS FAITHULLY,

DR.PAUL OBI

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