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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.)
• 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 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.
  • +2348025841843 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER JIM" <effectivemagt@msn.com>
Reply-To: mrsdurodola2000@myway.com
Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 10:27:40 +0000
Subject: NIGERIA INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT/CALL NOW

                                     NIGERIA INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
                                               4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
                                                    LAGOS NIGERIA
                                           MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH
                                                TEL:234-8025841843

                             From the desk of :MRS. MACHELLE LAMBO
                                Attention:BENEFICIARY

                                 BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.

Sir/Ma,

Based on the finding in this investigastion department we wish to warn
you
against some touts.

We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect to
the
collection of your fund in the total sum of $35 Million U.S.A Dollars
that
was long approved in your favour through the Wema Bank of Nigeria.

As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for
some
time codely known to no one but the Presidency and some top government
official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop
fraudalent activities in this country.

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the
people
that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so
that
you will personally indicate them by writting back because we want to
make
your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring
this
names to book if only you will indicate correctly any of them.

The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:

1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance /
Board
Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member

The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and
some
of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught
and
find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as
it is
under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this bank
under section of criminal law.

So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above
names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes dont
waste
time to indicate it immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact
you
in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria which is been headed by
the
bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you
are
asked to do because that is the only way you will achive
the success of the transaction.

We applogise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for
any
dealy and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing
will
not happen again.And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding
this
payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you
never
find your money any where because your money is with the above named
bank.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today
Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent
response to this mail.

Yours truely,
MICHELLE LAMBO (Chairman Investigation Department)
DR. TONY ALLEN(Deputy Chairman Investigation department).




CAIRO USMAN

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