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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic immunity"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic immunity" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • senatoradolph_private@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Adolphus Wabara" <senatoradolph_private@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: senatoradolph_private@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:50:01 +0000
Subject: merryxmas and happy new year

ATTN SIR,

I am Adolphus wabara the senate president Federal Republic of Nigeria.I am
contacting you to seek assistance from you because I was impeach and band
not to travel abroad by the Presidency And The National Assembly.Right now
I am contacting you to assistance me to claim the sum of US 25 Million U.S
dollars in to your Account for investment in your country before the
investigations of my wallet, please I need your urgent and confidential
assistance because this fund was deposited with the Ecowas diplomatic
immunity in my country .I am compensating you with 30% percent of the
total sum. I hope you will consider my situation right now.
I am also compelled to make an agreement with you soonest the
money(25Million U.S dollars) has been confirmed into your account. I will
also send my lawyer to come and meet you in your country and to part this
money accordingly if that you will not disappoint me after claiming the
fund from the diplomat because I am taking you as some one that can be
trusted as a partner in this deal who can claim the fund as the original
beneficiary.
Please I will like you to acknowledge this proposal if we can be able
to work together as partners. All the document will be issued to you by
my lawyer. please contact me on my private email
senatoradolph_private@yahoo.com for more information .

Best regards,
senator adolphus,

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