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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Adams Kuta" <adamskuta5@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adams_kuta@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 13:54:31 +0000
Subject: urqent assistance!

Attn: Chairman/President.

Dear Sir/Madam.

PLEASE I NEED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANT TO TRANSFER THIS FUND.
I am Adams Kuta, Financial personal assistant the late president of
Nigeria,General
Sani Abacha. who was posioned through apply fruit,but thanks to God, I have
been able to discover a documents of deposit of funds.

Well dear friend, I need your assistance in transferring some of the money
into your account, because the government is making plans to seize some of
them,as they did to other top Government officials in the past.

The amount is $15 million in a Security Abroad. All that is needed is for me
to instruct the company/firm to transfer the funds to your account, I will
remunerate you with 20% of the total funds transferred to your vital bank
account as compensation for your assistance, To indicate your
interest, contact me immediately. All the legal information concerning this
Money will be sent to you as soon as we agree together.

So I will get my private attorney to get you the needed information. If this
proposal satisfies you, please contact me immediately with your full names,
telephone and fax numbers to enable my lawyer to contact you.He shall handle
this transaction from beginning to the end on my behalf.
Looking forward to do business with you.

Thanks for your cooperation.
Best Regard.
Sen. Adams Kuta

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