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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)
• 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.
  • +2348098666425 (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.
  • engragoloagogo@bareed.alburaq.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Engineer Agolo Agogo <engr.agolo_agogo@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:43:49 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: RE:We need help from you!

Dear Sir,

I am Engineer Agolo Agogo, civil servant with the Federal Ministry of Works& Housing
on behalf of my partners of the works & housing unit. i am sending you this mail of goodwill offer.

We want to transfer $10.5million from my country to your country, My question is, can you assist us to receive this amount $10.5million into any account of your choice or we can transfer the fund by cash with a special arrangement delivery to your doorstep.

We will make arrangement to be in your country once the fund is transferred into any account you wish to nominate for us and upon our arrival to your country, we will know you better and discuss investment potentials.

30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WILL BE YOUR SHARE WHILE THE BALANCE 70% WILL BE FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND I WHICH WE WANT TO USE TO INVEST BASED ON YOUR EXPERTISE ADVISE. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE BE REST ASSURED

I hope my mail did not come as an embarrassment to you, but if it does please kindly accept my apology. You can call me on my telephone number below or give me a personal phone number to reach you.

Waiting to hear from you!

Engineer Agolo Agogo

Tel:+2348098666425

Email:engragoloagogo@bareed.alburaq.net

Anti-fraud resources:

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