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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • mrjimovia0234@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: UNITED NATIONS <united_nation@aktifmail.net>
Reply-To: koffiannan_un@walla.com
Date: Mon, 08 Sep 2008 22:27:05 +0300
Subject: DEAR BENEFICIARY : YOUR COMPENSATION OF USD$350,000.00




UNITED NATIONS (UNITED NATIONS ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS. UNITED NATIONS
LIASION OFFICE Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX027 DEAR
BENEFICIARY : How are you today? Hope all is well with you
and family?You may not understand why this mail came to you. We have
been having a meeting for the passed 7 months which ended 2 days ago
with the UNITED NATIONS BOARD OF TRUSTEES AND AUDITORS with new
secretary to the United Nation Mr. Ban Ki-moon. On this faithful
recommendations, I want you to know that during the last U.N.
meetings held at Abuja, Federal Republic of Nigeria, it was alarmed
so much by the world in the meetings on the lost of funds by various
individuals to scams artists operating in syndicates all over the
world today. This email is to all the people that have been scammed in
any part of the world, the UNITED NATIONS have agreed to compensate
them with the sum of US$350,000,00 each. This
includes every foriegn
contractors that may have not received their contract sum, and people
that have had an unfinished transaction or international businesses
that failed due to Government problems etc. We found your name in our
list and that is why we are contacting you, this have been agreed upon
and have been signed. On this faithful recommendations,You are advised
to contact Mr. Jim Ovia of ZENITH BANK PLC, as he is our
representative, contact him immediately for your Cheque/ International
Bank Draft of USD$350,000,00. This funds are in a Bank Draft for
security purpose ok? so he will send it to you through Courier
Services and you can clear it in any bank of your choice. Therefore,
you should send him your full Name and telephone number/your correct
mailing address where you want him to send the Draft to you.You can
receive your compensations payments via any of this options you
Choose, DRAFT/CHEQUE PAYMENTS or WIRE TRANSFERS Conatct Mr. Jim Ovia
immediately for your
Cheque: Person to Contact Mr. Jim Ovia Email:
ibdzbng_jimovia@live.com [1] Thanks and God bless you and
your family. Hoping to hear from you as soon as you cash
your Bank Draft. Making the world a better place, MY BEST
REGARDS. [2] Mr. Koffi Annan Former secretary to The
United Nations.

Links:
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[1] mailto:mrjimovia0234@myway.com
[2]
http://images.google.com.ng/imgres?imgurl=http://pictopia.com/perl/get_image%3Fprovider_id%3D260%26size%3D550x550_mb%26ptp_photo_id%3D1316900&imgrefurl=http://pictopia.com/perl/ptp/wpnews/%3Fptp_photo_id%3D1316900&h=550&w=497&sz=85&hl=en&start=3&um=1&tbnid=xaYDH2ruywxmSM:&tbnh=133&tbnw=120&prev=/images%3Fq%3DThe%2BNew%2BUnited%2BNation%2Bsecretary%2Bimage%26um%3D1%26hl%3Den%26sa%3DX

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