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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:
  • "huge amount of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money)
  • "liberia" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348053965035 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "john eze" <mrjohn_eze2001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_john_eze22@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 04 Apr 2006 01:09:44 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

Dear Friend,

I am pleased to get across to you for a reputable and risk free business. I
am MR JOHN EZE from the Nigeria Customs Service (NCS).

Just as you might have seen in your cable news, I am the officer who caught
Charles Taylor in his attempt to flew out of Nigeria in order not to be
handed to the new government elect of Liberia. The war lord was accused by
the U.S Government to be responsible over major crises in liberia and should
be brought to book.

After the seizure of his belongings, A huge amount of money was reliased in
the process. Been the O.C in charge, I quickly took advantage of it and has
long deposited the funds with a private security company.

You don't have to be suprise at me, I had to take chance of the
$27.5Million cause i knew there was no need handing it to the federal
police. The truth is that, My government is so greedy and will surely divert
the funds to their private purses if i should hand it over.

This is why i need a foreign front that will help me claim this funds cause
i have plans of investing my share overseas for security reasons and will
give out 40% as soon as the transfer is made.

I will use my position here to get all necessary papers/document so as to
avoid questioning. I am also assuring you that this business is geniue/risk
free cause i will be supplying you with every information regarding it's
origin.

What i really need is your swiftness in these cause i have already started
plans on how to come over and will quit job as soon as i see the level of
seriousness in you. After seeing the level of your commitment, I will
urgently instruct my attorney to arrange the letter for change of ownership
in your favour.

If interested, Please reply me now or call +234-8053965035.

I await your reply mail.

Yours Truely,
Mr. John Eze

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