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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:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348060239007 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "JAMES" <james_mayaki@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Jun 2006 12:34:48 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONES


James Mayaki8 Broad Street Lagos Island, Nigeria Tel: 234-806-0239007 Attention: Madras Thanks your kindly response toward my proposal. I am assuring you that this transaction is 100% risk free. Please listen very well let me put you through on the procedure to claim this money.I am not saying that Eric Miloungou n; rather I want you to pose as a cousin to late Eric Miloungou international Credit Bank Plc where this money is lodged they will approve the payment of this money to you being that you have the same last name with late Eric MiloungouIt will be very easy for the International Credit Bank Plc to approve the payment to you without asking any question or waste any time because, they will believe that the found has been re-assigned in your favor, I am pleading you make up your mind now since I have explained the procedure to you. There is now risk involved; in fact the business is 100% risk free. All the documents to be used for the transaction will be procure &amp;
destroyed at end of the transaction to avoid any tress now and in the future.If you have accepted to do the, business I am going to send to you a sample of the type of application that you will send to the International Credit Bank Plc.When you send the application they will approve the fund in your favor Therefore, I am seriously waiting for your reply before i will sent you the sample of application which you will fill in with your relevant information as required and send. Please treat this transaction very confidential, considering the nature of this business. Finally, As soon as you accept my message I write letter of application and send as specimen on what you are going write to the bank so that see to it Yours Sincerely James Mayaki

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