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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:
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • st_morritz3@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Lucky Winner" <mtf202@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jan 2006 11:31:36 +0000
Subject: ARE YOU READY?

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

Federal Ministry of Agriculture

Director General Office

 

Abuja

 

Dear Sir,

I am the Director General of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and I reliably got your contact from the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

I want to put a business proposal that you have to gain as much as $3,000,000.00 if you corporate.

The business is that I am looking for one who has a large heart that will help me to divert the sum of $10M into his account.

This money was an excess of over inflation of contract we had last year which the full payment has been made to the Austrian Agro Firm and now the excess is what I want to send across so that no person will know about it while I invest part in your country and the rest I use it to fund my political race that will be coming up next year.

I would love to here from you either in support or against please just get me posted on this my private email: st_morritz3@yahoo.co.uk

Sincerely,

Captain Nitatiko

 

 

 

 

 

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