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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:
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • john_igbo21100@inmail24.com

Fraud email example:

From: From John Igbo Federal Ministry Of Finance <john_igbo21100@live.com>
Reply-To: john_igbo31100@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 2 Jul 2009 10:25:37 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Attention: Beneficairy

This is to bring to your notice about the due process of your
outstanding contractual payment which was suspended by the Federal
ministry of Finance thereby stopping the telex unit to pause the
transfer of your contract fund to your nominated Bank Account. As a
result of this development, verification conducted by the newly
appointed Finance Minister in conjunction with the Newly Appointed
Member of Presidential Board of Trustee on Debt Verification Panel to
contact you and let you Know that your contract case file has been
endorsed for payment awaiting your confirmations.

In view of several efforts already made by us to contact you proved
abortive.Based on the new Address submitted to this office on your
behalf:
(1) My Office desks have just received a new contact address from
Mr.Bill Carlton, to deliver your Payment into a new address as stated
bellow:
100 Wellington Street West ,
Suite 1200 ,
Toronto , Ontario , Canada ,
M5K 1J3

The Sum of 5.3 Million US Dollars (Five Million Three Hundred Thousand
US
Dollars) should be paid to Mr. Bill Carlton, as your
beneficiary/Partner.
(2) Please, confirm to our Bank/Office if you have instructed Mr. Bill
Carlton, to appoint an attorney/agent on your behalf thereby asking that
he receive cash call Remittance on your behalf as your Partner.
(3) It have come to our notice that you are being contacted by
unauthorized individuals with respect to your contract/Inheritance
payment but unfortunately this office is not aware of your unofficial
dealings and warned that it is at your own risk.
(4) Please, also confirm if you have authorized Mr. Bill Carlton, To
change your Residential Address to the following address stated below:

100 Wellington Street West ,
Suite 1200 ,
Toronto , Ontario , Canada ,
M5K 1J3

We have decided to contact you for re-verification because we suspected
that Mr. Bill Carlton, is trying to divert your money through the sworn
affidavit to a new different address as your Partner.
Because of the fraudulent activities going around the globe, The World
Bank and IMF advices the Central Bank not to contact you again regarding
your Contractual Payment, which is why this Department (Foreign Fund
Unit/Audit Department of the Dept Verification Panel Of Federal Ministry
of Finance is now in charge of the Fund to be released to you through
one of the Nominated Bank by World Bank and IMF.

Therefore, if you had not authorized Mr. Bill Carlton, to claim this
Contractual Payment on your behalf as your Partner, Kindly get back to
us with the down listed information requested for
re-confirmation/verification and for fast and swift release of the Fund
to you without any Further Delay.

You are now required to reconfirm to us the followings:
(1) Your Full Name:
(2) Residential Address:
(3) Phone, Fax and Mobile #:
(4) Profession, Age and Marital Status:
(5) Company/Business Name:
(6) International Passport/ID:


You are advice to get back to the Federal Ministry of Finance on this
E-mail Address (john_igbo21100@inMail24.com) with the Information
requested from you and re-confirmation whether you instruct any One to
get Your Fund release on your Behalf. As soon as this information is
received by this Panel, you shall be instructed on how to get this Fund
released directly to you from our Nominated Bank which has being
endorsed by the World Bank and IMF Organization to make sure that your
Fund is release to you.

Yours Faithfully,
John Igbo
Member Federal Ministry of Finance

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