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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348024552040 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • danielamachree2005@nyc.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr.Daniel Amachree" <drwale_tunubu02@msn.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: danielamachree2005@nyc.com
Date: Sun, 22 Jan 2006 23:32:56 -0800
Subject: A SAFE ACCOUNT

PLEASE REPLY TO:danielamachree2005@nyc.com
PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER: +234-8024552040

ATTN;


(TRANSFER OF USD21, 500,000.00(TWENTY-ONE

MILLION,FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND
--------------------------------------------

-----------

U.S DOLLARS ONLY TO A SAFE ACCOUNT)
----------------------------------

I am extending this proposal to you in my

capacity as
Chief Accountant and in full agreement with

the
Auditor-General of this company (Nigerian

Liquefied
Natural Gas). We scrutinized all records and

accounts
of Awarded and executed contracts of this

company
(NLNG) during the previous military regimes

since the
inception of democracy in Nigeria and

carefully
uncovered and mapped out a whopping sum of

USD21.5M
which we want to transfer into your account

as the
beneficiary.

It might interest you to know that Nigeria

Liquefied!
Natural Gas came into full working capacity

during the
inception of current civilian dispensation

at a
working/asset capacity of USD3Billion and

will
defiantly gulp more USD 2Billion on the

completion of
the fifth part.

You can authentically apply for supply if it

interest
you to be our client with full guarantee

from me.The
money USD21.5M has been approved
for payment by this company NLNG, Federal

ministry of
Finance (endorsed by the Accountant General

of the
Federation) and to be paid by the Apex bank

of Nigeria
under contract number

NLNG/FGN/FMF/CBN/C987/01.

As top civil servant, we are not authorized

to operate
foreign bank account hence our decision to

use your
account on full trust and confidence to

transfer this
money outside Nigeria. We have accepted you

as our
foreign partner and will regularize the

approvals to
reflect you as the true beneficiary of the

contract
Sum USD21.5M(Twenty-one million, Five Hu!

ndred Thousand
U.S.Dollars Only).More over, it is pertinent

to note
that it is not risk and does not required

much
engagements since we have taken care of the

deal in
full capacity. We have resolved to give you

25% of the
total sum for your assistance.

If you are interested in this deal, please

contact me
immediately you receive this message through

my direct
email [danielamachree2005@nyc.com) for
more lively informations.I am anxiously

waiting for
your response with hope that you understand

the
confidential nature of this transfer.

Yours faithfully,
Daniel Amachree

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