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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:
  • "processing fee" (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. )
• 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.
  • +2348023648233 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • wrightarora1939@hotmail.com
  • union_plc@unionplus.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "wrightarora1939@terra.es" <wrightarora1939@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 17 Jul 2007 18:02:59 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Payment Recommendation.



Hi,=20


I am pleased to bringing this peace of information to you as concerning to =
your outstanding debt in Nigeria, although I was a contractor to NNPC of wh=
ich I saw your file among ours when I visited the office of the director co=
ntract payment commission.
=20
You may wonder to know my interest, am an American and also pass through wh=
at I perceive you=E2=80=99re also going through at moment as concerning you=
r payment with Nigerian government. You see, at a time like this, it is onl=
y those that has human heart can come out and make recommendations, re-call=
ing my pass ordeal with scan artist who impost themselves as genuine govern=
ment official and rip me off close to 1.8m on the process of receiving my c=
ontract benefit which I lost my house, my wife and kids, even borrowed moni=
es from my bank but to no avail.
=20
I was notified through a commission on 27th of May. 2007 that I should get =
ready to visit the commission before the month runs off of which I travel d=
own to Africa for the above reasons and it surprises me to see that all pay=
ment I made in the pass was a waste because no one ask for any payment up f=
ront apart from token payment processing fee of $180 to my contract files w=
hich is payable to the commission at receiving of my funds, it grieved me t=
o see a file with this contact and name, which I took upon myself to make a=
contact the whosoever that it may concern to recommend this commission in =
which I was duly paid of my contract sum, for the person to going through t=
he same commission and get paid also. But I must tell you the needs to be a=
t present at the commission in person so that you can understand the situat=
ion every well.
=20
Here is my contact for further guard line if you need. You can reach me, my=
name is Mr. Wright Arora, Address: 130 Adams street, Eden NORTH CAROLINA 2=
7288, and Email: wrightarora1939@hotmail.com ; my telephone is 651-286-9843

Now contact the contract payment commission on these follow telephone numbe=
rs; 234-802-3648233; Email: union_plc@unionplus.net ; be rest assured that =
your long waited payment will be made as soon as you get through to the com=
mission direct, the contact person is Mr. John Iyese
=20
Regards,


Wright Arora

=20





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