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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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)
  • "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.
  • paulgreener12@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paul greener" <paulgreener1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: barrpaulgreener07@myway.com
Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2007 23:33:43 -0500
Subject: CAN YOU HELP ME

Hello Friend,

My name is  Paul Greener and I am the Director of Currency Operation of
our Apex bank(Central Bank of Nigeria),as you may know the Tenure of
this present Civillian Government is coming to an end, so some members of
the Presidency and top Government Officials are using this last moment as
an Oppurtunity to send Money out of the Country for their own Purposes.

During the Air-Lift of some Presidential Luggages to Europe, I decided
to include Additional Luggage Containing $10.5MUSD Only for my
Benefit,Though it was Labelled "Photographic Equipment"For security Reasons.

I am obliged to Contact you for your assistance in order to get this
said Package Cleared and Delivered to you from the Courier Agency as i
agree to the Following Terms and Conditions.

1.)All relevant Document to claim this Luggage will be procured in your
Name to Enable the Courier Agency deliver same to your Mailing address.
2.) You will be entitled to a share of 30% of the Total Amount.
3.) 5% of the Total Amount is set aside for any Sundry Expenses.
4.) 65% of the Total Money will be for me.

If this Business and Terms is Ok by You, You can Email me with the
Following email address paulgreener12@yahoo.com ,Also Send to me your
Names,Mailing address and also your Direct Telephone and Fax Number for
easier Communicationand Onward Forwarding to the Agent in Europe Immediately.

Note: This Business Transaction is 100% risk free, as all Relevant
Document to back up the Claim of this Luggage will be Provided for you.
Hence, i advice that you keep the entire Transaction close to yourself until
we most have recieved the Luggage because of Security Reasons. Other Modalities
will bediscussed as soon as you get back to me.

Yours Faithfully

Paul Greener
Director of Currency Operations(Cbn)

 

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