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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)
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • drchriswalkerontop@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Chris walker" <christopherwalker12@msn.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 16:16:18 +0000
Subject: Reply Urgent

Nigeria Liquefied Natural
Gas Nigeria Lagos Central
Office Lagos Nigeria.
Reply to:drchriswalkerontop@yahoo.com
DEAR FRIEND,
RE: TRANSFER OF USD20,500,000.00(TWENTY MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.
I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief
Accountant
and full agreement with the Auditor-General of this Company (Nigeria
Liquefied Natural Gas).We scruintinised all records and the accounts of
awarded and executed contracts of this company (NLNG) during the
previous
military regime, since the inception of democracy in Nigeria and
carefully
uncover and mapped out a whooping sum USD $20.5m which we want to
transfer
to your account as the beneficiary. It might interest you to know that
beginning of this current civilian government at a working asset
capital of
USD 3billion and will definitely gulp more USD 2 billion on the
completion
of the fifty part. You can authentically apply for supply if it
interests
you to be our client with full guarantee from me.
The money $20.5m has been approved for payment by this company NLNG,
the
Federal Ministry of Finance(endorsed by the Accountant General of the
Federation)and to be paid by the Apex bank of Nigeria. Under contract
number, NLAG/FGN/FMF/CBN/B2517/99. As top civil servants, we are not
allowed
to operate foreign bank accounts hence our decision to use your account
in
full trust and confidence to transfer this money outside Nigeria. We
have
accepted you as our foreign partner and will regularize and update the
approvals to reflect you as true beneficiary of the contract sum
USD$20.5m
(TWENTY MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).
Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not
require
much engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity.
We have resolved to give you 25% of the total sum for your assistance.
If
you are interested in this deal, please contact me through my email.
Address
above for more likely information. Remember to give me your phone
number and
your fax lines through which I can send you approved document for your
perusal.
I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you will
understand
the confidential nature of this transaction.
Reply to:drchriswalkerontop@yahoo.com
Best regards,
Dr.chris Walker

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