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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:
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • +2348033213733 (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.
  • fmb_engineering_services@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: eng francis <fmb_engineering_services@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: okparumefrancis@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Sep 2009 11:18:03 -0500 (COT)
Subject: Good day sir/madam

Letter of sponsorship/Partnership My name is ENGR Francis Okparume, with a registered company named FMB Engineering Services, we are into repairs, services and maintenance of Automobile, Luxury Cars and Jeeps.And Power Generating Set From 5kva - 1500 kva, Presently, we have been evacuated from our working site at Ikoyi garage, by the Lagos state government, of which must of our working materials are demolished and some damage. This demolition was as a result of government policy to re-beautify and turn the state to a mega city. Presently, the tools and materials needed for the efficiency of our business is a problem, and a site for our business location is also a problem, hence we dispatch this appeal letters of assistance and co partnership to your mail boxes for your kind financial gestures. These are some of our needed facilities: (1) Landed property (2) Development of the land (3) Towing van (4) Crane machine/trucks (5) Complete set of tools. For now we have not got any assistant and we have no other option that is why we email you for financial assistance/sponsorship. A little of your kind gestures we be of a great assistance to us and africa populace at large. Thanks for your assistance may the almighty God bless you for your kindness. Email: fmb_engineering_services@yahoo.com Mobile: +2348033213733, +2348056156028

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