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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Matt" <williams_matt45@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drwilliams_mantu@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Wed, 30 Nov 2005 23:41:25 -0900
Subject: RE:YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT

PRESIDENCY
CONTRACT EVALUATION COMMITTEE
GARKI ZONAL OFFICE, ABUJA.
Date: NOVEMBER12, 2005
 
Attn: The Beneficiary.
 
RE: YOUR OVERDUE PAYMENT
This is to inform you that your overdue payment is receiving attention for prompt payment. From records available, your payment has been severely delayed due to high level of corruption, disloyalty among government officials and your representatives in Nigeria.

For your information, your name has been short-listed among foreign contractors and Beneficiaries to Next of Kins to be paid.
This can be crosschecked in the financial time of February18, 2005. Since the enrolment list appeared in this daily, we have been receiving calls and visits from different agencies and legal representatives, all wanting access to know the status of your file. Some came with sworn affidavit to change your banking coordinates, which was backed up by power of Attorney purportedly issued by you. On situation like this, whom do we believe?You have been warned on several occasions through different international media and your government about high level of fraud scam perpetuated by Nigerians in regards to your payment. Faxes and emails are sent daily to you with the intention to personally help you get paid. From logistic reports you receive between 4 ?10 faxes weekly.
 
RECOMMENDATION: we have successfully reviewed your payment as been legitimate and we have decided to directly supervise your payment. To make this effective, the Presidency has assigned a legal Counsel, Barrister Adamu Chris of Adamunnwa & Co. to assist to follow up your payment procedures. You are immediately required to contact him on telephone No: 234-8053502082 or email: barrister_adamu@yahoo.com your file has been forwarded to him for prompt release of your payment.
 
Note: The Presidency is taking responsibility of his charges . You are NOT required to pay him any fee. We are under obligation to ensure that your nominated attorney pays within a week of receipt of your response. To facilitate this, forward all your information to him for confirmation.
 
Contact our legal consultant urgently.
 
Thank you for your prompt response.
 
Yours Faithfully,
 
DR.WILLIAMS I. MATU      
DEPUTY SENATE PRESIDENT
(FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA) 
Debt co-ordinates

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