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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Okujiagu Stella <hope-okujiagu@TNT-hospitals.com>
Reply-To: okujiagustella@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 04 May 2006 04:02:59 -0700
Subject: Your help is urgently needed


Dear Sir/Madam

My name is Okujiagu Stella and I have a new born baby {12 weeks old} named Hope. She means the world to me as she is all I have for now and the doctors has discovered that she has brain cancer. Unfortunately my husband died in the last plane crash enroute Abuja from Portharcourt that occured in Nigeria in December of 2005. The hospital bills have been put at US$30,000 and all I've got at the moment is just US$19,680.

I am appealing to you to please help me in anyway you can as my husband's relatives have totally neglected us. The hospital is suggesting a specialist is brought in to minimise cost, the other alternative is to fly her out together with myself but there is no money to even make a choice.

You can visit these website link for more information;
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f111122005.html
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f114122005.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/4518564.stm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/in_pictures/4524584.stm

This is the only medium I have left to source for money to carry out this treatment as all people

I have met are not forthcoming with any help.

Your prompt response is highly appreciated as time is running out on us.

Mother in despair,
Mrs. Okujiagu Stella

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