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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +2348059750885 (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.
  • comradeafamilogu@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Wail Alshehri <wail_alshehri@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <comradeafamilogu@yahoo.fr>
Date: Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:21:37 +0000
Subject: RELEASE OF PAYMENT NOTICE.



FROM THE DESK OF,COMRADE AFAM ILOGU,0FFICE OF ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION,ABUJA-NIGERIA.SECURITY DIRECT TEL: 234-80 59750885.Our Ref: FG 1/FRS/FCPP/VOL.1/2008Via:E-mail:comradeafamilogu@yahoo.fr

ATTN:BENEFICIARY,
Following just concluded meeting with the National EconomicCouncil/presidency, Governing board of Central Bank of Nigeria and the federal ministry of finance respectively. This meeting was based on all recalled contract,next of kin /Lotto payment from our offshore disbursement center due to their financial misconducts.
The President inaugurated this committee to revalidate and endorse the release of all overdue contract funds to the Beneficiaries of next of kin/lotto Payments in all our financial payment release institutions. Following this instruction, your payment was revalidated and scheduledfor immediate release to you. I am constrain to inform you that to my greatest surprise,an affidavit of death was presented by one Barrister Donald King inconjuction with Peter Bricks from U.S.A who said you are his company’s representative and also offered me the sum of $20,000USD with a new bank account to transfer these funds against the original account as stated below,
BANK OF NEW YORK 162 FIFTH AVE. NEW YORK CITY, N.Y. 10010 ACCOUNT no: 6301360663 ROUTING #: 021000018 c/o ROBERT R. RACE FOR RAINBOW TRUST inc.
On the second thought, I decided to confirm the authenticity of this information hence i have to email you on this matter asap.You should pls confirm the existence of this persons and the new account immediately.
You can call me on my direct security number 234-80 59750885 to enable me advise you further.
YOURS FAITHFULLY,Comrade Afam IloguOFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION.Kindly reply through the above e-mail box (comradeafamilogu@yahoo.fr)
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