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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:

• 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.
  • drclfordoguma@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr cliford oguma" <drclifordoguma@msn.com>
Reply-To: drclifordoguma@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 09:34:57 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION:

                                                        ATTENTION:

 

I AM DR. CLIFFORD OGUMA A MEMBER OF THE CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE, FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING,  NIGERIA.

 

YOU WERE INTRODUCED TO US IN ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE THROUGH THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE,FOREIGN TRADE DIVISION IN OUR SEARCH  OF A REALIABLE PARTNER TO ASSIST US IN INVESTING [US$17.00M] IN YOUR COUNTRY.

YOU WILL BE REQUIRED TO
1, ASSIST US IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SAID SUM.
2, ADVISE ON LUCRATIVE AREAS FOR INVESTMENT.

IF YOU DECIDE TO RENDER YOUR SERVICE TO US IN THIS REGARD, 2O% OF THE TOTAL SUM OF US$17.00M WILL GO TO YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE.

 

PLEASE REPLY TO drclfordoguma@yahoo.com

I AWAIT YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE,

 

DR.CLIFFORD OGUMA.

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