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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 us 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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +2348084964244 (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.
  • ukwuomachukwuoma@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR AKPU" <akpu1@gazeta.pl>
Reply-To: akpuojikwu@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 10:11:27 -0700
Subject: FOR YOUR COMPENSATION


COMPENSATION OF THE SUM OF $1.5M
Dear Friend,



I'm happy because this New Year as it's a prosperous Year for us both; I
write to inform you about my success in getting those funds transferred
under the cooperation of a new Partner fromLONDON UK. The house of Senate,
Presidency, Federal ministry of Finance and CBN etc has approved the money
for my collection. Presently I'm in LONDON UK for investment projects with
My own share of the total sum.



Meanwhile, I didn’t Forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in
Transferring those funds despite that it failed us some how. Now you have to
contact my secretary, MR. ukwuoma chukwuoma with his Direct phone number
234-80-84964244, nor email Address: ( ukwuomachukwuoma@yahoo.com ), Ask him
to send you the sum of $1.5million us dollars ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS ONLY}, which I kept for your compensation for all your
past efforts and Attempts to assist us in this matter.



I appreciate your Efforts at that time very much, so feel free and get in
touched with him urgently and instruct him where to send the amount to you.



Please do let me know immediately you receive the Money, so that we can
share the joy together, after All the sufferings at that time when I was the
DIRECTOR of works in NNPC.



In the moment, I'm Very busy here, because of the investment projects, which
the new partners and I are having at hand. Finally, remember that I had
forwarded instructions to him on your behalf to receive the money, so feel
free to get in touch with MR.UKWUOMA CHUKWUOMA to send the amount to you
without any delay.


With best regards

DR.AKPU OWELEOILE
{FORMER NNPC DIRECTOR OF WORKS}

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