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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "david ali" <davidali755@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: david_ali755@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 16:29:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT


FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE

FOREIGN OPERATION DEPT

SUITE 5B,OLD FEDRAL SECRTARIAT ROAD

IKEJA LAGOS STATE

NIGERIA
Attn Sir,

I am Mr. David Iyileba Ali, Financial Controller Working with Department of
Foreign operations, Federal Ministry of Finance. I got your contact address
through an associate who works with the British chamber of commerce and
industry, and I decided to propose to you this business in strict
confidence.

This transaction requires mutual understanding, transparency and absolute
trust to be executed. One Mr. Paul Gazette, from Canada, Executed a contract
with the Federal Ministry of Aviation here in (NIGERIA), the contract worth
of (US35.000.000.00 USD) but on the process of transferring the money to him
in Canada, he died with his family in an earthquake disaster that occurred
in Iran on 26th December 2003, on his holidays visit to Iran.

Meanwhile this fund is presently in a Security Vault, in (Europe) where it
was first transferred to him for claims before his death on December 2003.
But nobody knows what is going on except two of my colleagues and I. This is
the information of the contract executed by Mr. Paul Goyette.
Contract Number: FMA/SLE/BIR/2002
Contract Sum: US$35.000.000.00 USD
Therefore, you will stand as the trustee for the Original Contractor, I will
send to you the whole relevant documents that are required in this
transaction immediately you accept to co-operate with me. Please send to me
your private telephone and fax numbers for easy communication both your
mailing address.
We have decided to give you 25%of the fund for your involvement, and 75%is
for my colleagues and myself.
This deal is 100% risk free and needs maturity from all the parties
involved. I will be going for my retirement very soon. So I need this money
to invest it in valuable project in your business or any other thing you
feel that is moving in your country since our own hares will not come back
to Nigeria You shall arrange for us to meet with you immediately you claim
the fund from the security company.

I am waiting for your urgent response as soon as you receive this message.

Yours faithfully,

MR.DAVID IYILEBA ALI

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