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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • mrslovetali@atmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS LOVET ALI" <mrslovetali@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrslovetali@atmail.com
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:36:26 +0000
Subject: FROM HOUSE OF SENATE I ANTICIPATE YOUR MAIL

FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE
HOUSE OF SENATE.
NEW FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,
SHEHU SHAGARI WAY, ABUJA
E-mail address: mrslovetali@atmail.com 
 
RE: WITH RECENT DEVELOPMENT SO FAR THIS MESSAGE IS REACHING YOU DIRECTLY FROM THE HEAD OF  FOREIGN AFFAIRS COMMITTEE, NEW FEDERAL SECRETARIAT SHEHU SHAGARI WAY, ABUJA. FROM MY DESK I HAVE INSTRUCTED MY PERSONAL SECRETARY
FROM THE DESK OF FRANK WILLSON ESQ,
(PRINCIPAL ATTORNEY) Member, Head of the Foreign Affairs Committee Abuja Capital City.

I have contacted you to partake in the Business that will favour both of us. Presently the Contract  investigation Committee Abuja under the Fed House of Senate has just reached a new resolution to Pay all their Pending Foreign Contractors this Eve of the year 2006. So I will demand for your information to enlist your name among the unpaid contractors that will be paid this year, and after your information has been alleged and acknowledged by the board of director in charge; the sum of £10.9 Million Pounds will be paid into any Bank account  which you will provide.
NOTE: For your Assistance in this transaction; I am willing to compensate you with 40% of the total funds after conclusion of the transaction.
 
YOUR FULL INFORMATION AS STATED BELOW,
1. NAME: ........................
2. ADDRESS:......................
3. AGE:..............SEX:........
4. TELEPHONE:....................
5. FAX:..........................
6. OCCUPATION STATUS: ...........
If you are interested, please respond immediately via the private
E-mail address below: mrslovetali@atmail.com this will enable me contact my boss urgently.
 
Also be informed that this Transaction will take us just 15 working days to accomplish beginning from when I receive your Data's and mail.
From the desk of Barrister Frank Wilson.
Sincerely
 
Mrs lovet Ali
(Personal Secretary)

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