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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)
  • "million 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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found 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.
  • eloco_wah@rediffmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: mohammed76 fade <dr_mohammedd@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 09:07:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY


MY DEAR FRIEND I am writing you to earnestly solicit for your assistance to receive some sum of money into your account for safekeeping. My name is MR BURAK YASLICA a member of the Senate committee on Pension, insurance and manpower development in the National Assembly of the Federal Republic Of Nigeria. I got your e-mail address through an Internet marketing firm while searching for a reliable and reputable person to handle this transaction. THE PROPOSITION: We have the sum of US$18,000,000 (Eighteen Million United States Dollars) that we intend to transfer overseas through the assistance of a foreign partner. This money came as a result of over provision in the budget for unclaimed pension and accident insurance. This over provision was done by my committee,

I WILL BE WAITIN TO HEAR FROM YOU IF YOU ARE INTRESTED SO THAT ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENST WILL DONE

MY PRIVATE EMAIL: eloco_wah@rediffmail.com

REGARDS

MR BURAK YASLICA


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