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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)
  • "into your nominated bank 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "James David" <ja_david2@erc-team.net>
Reply-To: davja2@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 28 Feb 2006 08:51:10 +0000
Subject: Hello.





Dear Sir/Madam,

I on behalf of my colleagues from an Oil Company
Establishment decided to solicit your assistance as regards a mutual
Business Relationship to the tune of $28.6M (Twenty-Eight Million, Six
Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars only). The funds arose from an over-invoiced
contract awarded in my Department to a certain foreign contractor sometimes
ago. The original Contractor had been paid their due amounts, leaving the
over-invoiced sum floating in a
coded Account at a Bank in the United Kingdom.

For the fact that we are public workers (employee) we are not allowed to own
or operate an account with huge sum of amount lodged therein, hence our
unanimous decission to contact you for an assistance to enable the funds be
transfered/released to you as our representative.

We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred (for our own use)
into a bank account provided by a partner like , because as I said earlier
the code of conduct does not allow us to run or operate such accounts.

We are therefore seeking your assistance so that the funds U.S$28.6M can be
speedily processed and fully remitted into your nominated bank account.
Though if you are not comfortable to release your Bank Account, the funds
$28.6M could be released to you in draft for security reasons. On
successful remittance/release of the fund into your account, you will be
compensated with 20% of the amount for your assistance and co-operation..

So far, much have been said and due to our sensitive
positions, we cannot afford a slip in this transaction, neither can we give
out our identity, as regards our respective offices, but when relationship
is established and smooth operation commences, you will be furnished with
details of all you deserve to know.

I am at your disposition to entertain any question(s) with respect to this
transaction so contact me immediately through E-mail for further information
on the requirement and procedure for this transaction. It is important to
note that this transaction is very secured and free from any risk during or
after the execution. it will take about 2-3 working days to accomplish.

Please treat with strictest confidentiality.

Waiting for your response.

Regards,
James David.



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