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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • presidentalahjiyaradua@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: PRESIDENT YARADUA <presidentm17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <presidentalahjiyaradua@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 22:25:56 +0000
Subject: BEWARE OF NIGERIA SCAMMERS!!!



ATTENTION:DEAR FRIEND, THIS IS PRESIDENT ALAHJI MUSA UMORU YARADUA THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA ,HOW ARE YOU TODAY AND YOUR FAMILY DOING? I AM CONTACTING YOU TO INFORM YOU THAT AM VERY SORRY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE PASSED THROUGH ON YOUR TRANSACTION WITH NIGERIA SCAMMERS. PLEASE ACCEPT MY SYMPATHY AND EMPATHY.I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT I AM REACHING YOU FOR A PURPOSE TO INFORM YOU THAT THE MONEY YOU'VE LOST SHALL BE RECOVERED BACK TO YOU WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT. I SHALL COMPENSATE YOU WITH THE AMOUNT,$2.5 MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS BUT PLEASE I WANT YOU TO REPLY ME BACK WITH YOUR INFORMATION BELOW.
THE INFORMATION I NEED FROM YOU ARE LISTED BELOW. 1, YOUR FULL NAME'S 2, YOUR ADDRESS 3, YOUR PHONE NUMBER 4, YOUR AGE 5, SEX6, CELL NUMBER7,OFFICE NUMBER8, YOUR OCCUPATION 9,YOUR INTERNATIONAL/DRIVER'S LICENSE.
BUT PLEASE DONT EVER IN YOUR LIFE DO ANY BUSINESS TRANSACTION WITH ANYBODY IN NIGERIA BECAUSE SPAMM ARTIST ARE EVERY WHERE IN NIGERIA,I SHALL PUT A STOP TO THIS UNETHNICAL BEHAVIOUR WE ARE USEING THE (EFCC) ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISION TO TACKLE ANY ATTEMPT OR CACULATIVE ATTEMPT IN-TANISHING THE IMAGE OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY NIGERIA.
AND ANYBODY BODY WHO SEND YOU AN EMAIL PLEASE DO FORWARD IT TO THIS OFFICE.
AND THAT PERSON WILL BE CAUGHT AND SEND TO JAIL,BUT PLEASE IF I HELPYOU WITH THIS MONEY DONT EVER DO ANYTHING INTERNET TRANSACTION BECAUSE IN NIGERIA IS ALL ABOUT SCAM AND I HAVE ALSO INFORM YOUR PRESIDENT OF YOUR COUNTRY. NOTE:IF YOU HAVE NOT BEEN SCAMM BEFORE, BUT YOU HAVE RECEIVED AN EMAIL FROM NIGERIA YOU ARE FREE TO GET INTOUCH WITH ME AND PLEASE FORWARD THE MAIL YOU RECIEVED TO THIS OFFICE AND YOU WILL BE COMPENSATED.
YOU ARE ADVICE TO REPLY ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAILADDRESS VIA EMAIL:(presidentalahjiyaradua@yahoo.com) AWAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU. BEST REGARD,
PRESIDENT OF FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.PRESIDENT ALAHJI UMORU MUSA YARADUA
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