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"419" Scam – Advance Fee / Fake Lottery Scam

The so-called "419" scam is a type of fraud dominated by criminals from Nigeria and other countries in Africa. Victims of the scam are promised a large amount of money, such as a lottery prize, inheritance, money sitting in some bank account, etc.

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.

Keep in mind that scammers DO NOT use their real names when defrauding people.
The criminals either abuse names of real people or companies or invent names or addresses.
Any real people or companies mentioned below have NO CONNECTION to the scammers!

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

Fraud email example:

From: tuna ganiu <phoneganex007@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Apr 2006 11:24:25 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: EASTER BONANAZA


DEAR CUSTOMER,
HOW ARE YOU?
WE ARE MOBILE PHONES WHOLESALERS,WE DEALS ON ALL BRANDS AND MODELS OF MOBILE PHONES SUCH AS NOKIA, MOTOROLA, SAMSUNG AND MANY MORE AT VERY CHEAP PRICES,WE HAVE MOBILE PHONES ACCESSORIES SUCH AS BATTERY, CHARGER, KEYPAD, HOUSING,DATACABLE,LCD. WE SUPPLY MANY OTHER ELECTRONIC PRODUCTS,SUCH AS PORTABLE DVD,CAR DVD,MP3,MP4,LCD TV,PLASMA TV,CD ROM,DVD WRITER,WINDOWS XP,OFFICE 2003 SOFTWARE,IP PHONE,USB PHONE,BLUETOOTH EARPHONE,BLUETOOTH USB DONGLE,ETC.
WE ARE USING THIS MEDIUM TO LOOK FOR BUYERS OF MOBILE PHONES,WE ARE OFFERING VERY LOW DISCOUNTS WITH FREE SHIPMENT FOR MOBILE PHONES AND LAPTOPS, PLACE YOUR ORDER WITH YOUR FULL ADDRESS, ZIPCODE, AND PHONE CONTACT NUMBERS TO ENABLE ISSUE YOUR PROFORMAL INVOICE AND PROCESS YOUR SHIPMENT.
THE PHONES ARE SIMFREE AND ITS NEVER LOCK TO ANY NETWORK, SPECIFICATION:
(ARAB/EUROPEANS/US SPECIFICATIONS) GENERAL NETWORK GSM 900/GSM 1800/GSM 1900 PLATFORM - TRI BAND (GSM900 + 1800 + 1900 MHZ:
COUNTRY OF MANUFACTURED ORIGIN: FINLAND
CONDITION: BRAND NEW WIRELESS STANDARD WITH 1 YEAR MANUFACTURER WARRANTY AND 6 MONTHS SELLER GAURRANTY,WITH ORIGINAL MOTHER BOARD, ORIGINAL ENGLISH BRITISH BATTERY, ALL SOFTWARE AND MANUAL CONTAIN WRITING ENGLISH LANGUAGES,THE SHIPMENT WILL BE DELIVERED VIA 24 HOURS OVER NIGHT EXPRESS DROP SHIPMENT TO YOUR DOOR STEP.
PAYMENT METHOD: PAYMENT:WESTERN UNION, BANK TO BANK T/T,NO FREE
SAMPLE,MINIMUM ORDER IS 20 UNITS AND TWO FREE PHONES WITH SHIPMENT:
ANY OF THE OUR ITEMS THAT IS NOT IN GOOD CONDITION, IT SHOULD BE RETURNED
IMMEDIATELY TO US AND WE WILL BEAR THE RETURN CHARGES AND REPLACEMENTS
CHARGES FOR THE PHONES.
FEATURES:
1) BRAND NEW GSM PHONES (THIS INCLUDES ACCESSORIES--
MANUALS-- SOFTWARE AND BOXES)
2) UNLOCKED / SIM FREE
3) BRAND OEM (ORIGINAL MANUFACTURER) BOX
4) ALL PHONES HAVE ENGLISH & EUROPEAN LANGUAGES AS DEFAULT
5) ALL MATERIAL (SOFTWARE/ MANUAL)
1. NOKIA 6822 GSM/GPRS PHONE $274.99
2. SONY ERICSSON K300I $149.99
3. SAMSUNG D500 TRI-BAND GSM/GPRS $339.99
4. MOTOROLA V3 QUAD-BAND GSM/GPRS $249.99
5. MOTOROLA V3 BLACK COLOR PHONE $249.99
6. SEVEN STAR 100 WATTS VOLTAGE ADAPTER $11.99
7. SEVEN STAR 2000 WATTS VOLTS REGULATOR $74.99
8. MOTOROLA HS850 BLUETOOTH HEADSET $94.99
9. PHILLIPS CODEFREE 110-220V DVD PLAYER $119.99
10. PANASONIC CODEFREE DVD/VCR COMBO $239.99
BESTSELLING CELL PHONES
1. IMATE PDA 2K POCKET PC GSM/GPRS $799.99
2. SAMSUNG D500 TRI-BAND GSM/GPRS $339.99
3. MOTOROLA V3 QUAD-BAND GSM/GPRS $249.99
4. INOSTREAM A11 DUAL-BAND GSM/GPRS $399.99
5. NOKIA 6020 TRI-BANK EDGE GSM/GPRS $224.99
6. NOKIA 7610 TRI-BAND GSM/GPRS $324.99
7. NOKIA 9500 TRI-BAND PDA GSM/GPRS $724.99
8. MOTOROLA A1000 TRI-BAND UMTS PHONE $574.99
9. MOTOROLA A780 QUAD-BAND LINUX PDA $434.99
10. MOTOROLA V620 QUAD-BAND UNLOCKED $219.99
SALE ITEMS
1. SANYO BIG 100K FOUR BANDS CASSETTE $34.99
2. HOOVER BAGLESS VACUUM CLEANER $149.99
3. SONY ICF-7600 SHORTWAVE RADIO $159.99
4. SHARP VIDEO CD MUSIC SYSTEM $229.99
5. BLOOD PRESSURE MONITOR $39.99
6. HAWKINS 3L PRESSURE COOKER $28.99
7. ADUIOVOX D1708 7" PORTABLE DVD $239.99
8. JVC GR-SXM300 PAL CAMCORDER $324.99
9. PANASONIC NV-MV21 2 HEAD VCR $109.99
10. SONY 29" VEGA FLAT SCREEN TV $649.99
GPRS INNO 89 UNLOCKED GSM CELL PHONE
XBOX 360–SONY PS3/ SONY PSPIPOD MINI – 60GB PHOTO IPOD
– IPOD SHUFFLE – IRIVER H10 – 5GB ZEN MICRO –
CREATIVE MUVO –5GB
W/XBOX 360 HARD DRIVE,
XBOX 360 WIRELESS CONTROLLER,
XBOX 360 FACEPLATE,
XBOX 360 HEADSET,
XBOX 360 COMPONENT HD-AV CABLE,
XBOX LIVE SILVER MEMBERSHIP
(#XBOX360PLA)
$260 PER-UNIT
APPLE 4 GB IPOD MINI BLUE M9802LL/A'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$64.00
APPLE 4 GB IPOD MINI PINK M9804LL/A'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$64.00
APPLE 4 GB IPOD MINI GREEN M9806LL/A''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$64.00
APPLE 6 GB IPOD MINI BLUE M9803LL/A'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$68.00
APPLE 6 GB IPOD MINI SILVER M9801LL/A''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$68.00
APPLE 20 GB IPOD M9282LL/A'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$69.00
APPLE 4 GB IPOD MINI PINK M9435LL/A''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$49.00
APPLE 40 GB IPOD PHOTO''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$49.00
APPLE 4 GB IPOD NANO'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$69.00
APPLE 2 GB IPOD NANO'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$62.00
APPLE 4 GB IPOD MINI SILVER M9160LL/A''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$49.00
APPLE 60 GB IPOD PHOTO M9830LL/A'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$86.00
APPLE 60 GB IPOD PHOTO''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$49.00
APPLE 30 GB IPOD PHOTO M9829LL/A''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$73.00
APPLE 512 MB IPOD SHUFFLE MP3 PLAYER
M9724LL/A'''''''''''''''''''''''US$56.00
APPLE 4 GB IPOD MINI BLUE
M9436LL/A''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$49.00
APPLE 20 GB IPOD U2 SPECIAL
EDITION'''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$73.00
APPLE 6 GB IPOD MINI GREEN
M9807LL/A''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''''US$64.00
NEW APPLE 60 GB VIDEO IPOD'''''''''''''''''US$140.00
NEW APPLE 30 GB VIDEO IPOD'''''''''''''''''US$120.00
MINIMUM ORDER IS 50 UNITS.
WE GIVE ONE YEAR WARRANTY.
AND FOR EVERY 50 UNIT YOU BUY WE SHALL GIVE YOU 5 FREE.
PDA'S
HP IPAQ POCKET PC H4150 ========= $190
ASUS MYPAL A716 ================= $175
HP IPAQ POCKET PC H4350 ========= $185
TOSHIBA POCKET PC E405 ========== $120
SONY CLIE PEG-TH55 ============== $155
TOSHIBA POCKET PC E800 ========== $220
PALMONE ZIRE 72================== $120
PALMONE TUNGSTEN E ============== $90
PALMONE TUNGSTEN C ============== $140
PALMONE ZIRE 31 ================= $65
PALM TREO 650=====================$240
BLACKBERRY GSM
1.
7280 HNDH BLACKBERRY 16MB COL GSM/GPRS VOICE DATA
COMPUTERHQ.COM: 3.7 / 5 ADD TO LIST
7280 HNDH BLACKBERRY 16MB COL GSM/GPRS VOICE DATA,
$US=300 $US= PER-UNIT
MIMIMUM ORDER 20 UNITS
2.
I-MATE PDA2K IMATE
THE I-MATE PDA2K POCKET PC IS VERY SIMILAR TO THE O2 XDA III I-MATE
IMATE POCKETPC PDA2K PDA 2K: QUAD BAND UNLOCKED WIFI GSM MOBILE
WINDOWS BASED CELLULAR $US=500.00
PER-UNIT MINIMUM ORDER 10 UNITS
FLASH MEMORY
KINGSTON ORIGINAL MEMORY MODULES:
COMPUTER MEMORY
INTEL CHIPSET MEMORY
CISCO ROUTER MEMORY,
ACCESS SERVER MEMORY
CATALYST MEMORY
6400 SWITCH MEMORY
OUR NEW PRICE LIST
MODELS: / PRICE:
(CIF)
NOKIA 3200......100 USD
NOKIA 3220......100 USD
NOKIA 3300......100 USD
NOKIA 3660......100 USD
NOKIA 5100......100 USD
NOKIA 5140......100 USD
NOKIA 6100......100 USD
NOKIA 6108......100 USD
NOKIA 6220......100 USD
NOKIA 6230......100 USD
NOKIA 6230I......110 USD
NOKIA 6260......120 USD
NOKIA 6270......180 USD
NOKIA 6600......100 USD
NOKIA 6630......100 USD
NOKIA 6610......100 USD
NOKIA 6610I.....100 USD
NOKIA 6650......120 USD
NOKIA 6670 SMARTPHONE...160 USD
NOKIA 6820......100 USD
NOKIA 7200......100 USD
NOKIA 7210......100 USD
NOKIA 3230......200 USD
NOKIA 7610......120 USD
NOKIA 9300......220 USD
NOKIA 7250......100 USD
NOKIA 7250I.....100USD
NOKIA 7260......160 USD
NOKIA 7200......110 USD
NOKIA 7600......100 USD
NOKIA 7610......150 USD
NOKIA 8910I.....140 USD
NOKIA 8910I.....140 USD
NOKIA 9210I COMMUNICATOR..160 USD
NOKIA 9500 COMMUNICATOR..260 USD
NOKIA 9300 COMMUNICATOR..200 USD
NOKIA N-GAGE....180 USD
NOKIA N-GAGE QD.200 USD
NOKIA 7710......250 USD
NOKIA 6680......280 USD
NOKIA 8800......260 USD
NOKIA 6680......180 USD
NOKIA 6681......280 USD
NOKIA N90......220 USD
NOKIA N91......250 USD
NOKIA N70......280 USD
NOKIA 6060......150 USD
NOKIA 6111......300 USD
SAMSUNG D500...140 USD
SAMSUNG E600...180 USD
SAMSUNG E800...200 USD
SAMSUNG P510...120 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-D410.270 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-E700..150 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-E715..170 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-P100..130 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-P400..100 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-P408..240 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-P730..150 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-S200..100 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-S300..100 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-S300M..100 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-S500...100 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-V200...110 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-X400...100 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-X430...100 USD
SAMSUNG SGH-X600...100 USD
SAMSUNG X450.......100 USD
SONY ERICSSON K500I.....130 USD
SONY ERICSSON P800......260 USD
SONY ERICSSON P900......200 USD
SONY ERICSSON P910I.....300 USD
SONY ERICSSON T230......100 USD
SONY ERICSSON T310......100 USD
SONY ERICSSON T610......100 USD
SONY ERICSSON Z1010.....340 USD
SONY ERICSSON Z200......100 USD
SONY ERICSSON Z600......130 USD
SONY ERICSSSON T630.....130 USD
SONY ERICSSON S700I.....150 USD
SONY ERICSSON S750I.....250 USD
ALCATEL One Touch 501-- US$39
ALCATEL One Touch 311-- US$35
ALCATEL One Touch 701-- US$43
ALCATEL One Touch 511-- US$49
ALCATEL OT525-- US$39
ALCATEL One Touch 512-- US$9
ALCATEL One Touch 715-- US$69
panasonic TX310--$65
PANASONIC TG2593B--$59
PANASONIC GD35-- US$39
PANASONIC GD52-- US$49
PANASONIC GD67-- US$49
PANASONIC GD92-- US$69
PANASONIC GD90-- US$69
PANASONIC GD93-- US$69
PANASONIC GD75-- US$79
PANASONIC GD55-- US$79
PANASONIC GD95-- US$79
PANASONIC GU87--US$70
PANASONICT X320--US$80
PANASONIC GD87-- US$149
PANASONIC TG2000B--$119
PANASONIC TG4000---$110
SIEMENS A55--US$40
SIEMENS C35--us$20
SIEMENS S57--us$17
SIEMENS CL50--US$95
SIEMENS A50-- US$35
SIEMENS C45-- US$39
SIEMENS C55-- US$49
SIEMENS M35i-- US$59
SIEMENS M50-- US$49
SIEMENS S45i-- US$79
SIEMENS S40-- US$89
SIEMENS SL42-- US$89
SIEMENS ME45-- US$79
SIEMENS SL45-- US$69
SIEMENS SL45i-- US$69
SIEMENS S55 Camera-- US$99
SIEMENS C150--us$29
SIEMENS A40--us$13
SIEMENS SX56--US$105
MOTOROLA A388C......230 USD
MOTOROLA A760.......250 USD
MOTOROLA A768.......170 USD
MOTOROLA A768I......200 USD
MOTOROLA A780.......300 USD
MOTOROLA C550.......100 USD
MOTOROLA C650.......100 USD
MOTOROLA E365.......100 USD
MOTOROLA E398.......120 USD
MOTOROLA E680.......340 USD
MOTOROLA RAZR V3....500 USD
MOTOROLA V220.......170 USD
MOTOROLA V303.......100 USD
MOTOROLA V400.......150 USD
MOTOROLA V500.......150 USD
MOTOROLA V501.......200 USD
MOTOROLA V525.......150 USD
MOTOROLA V600 (OEM) W/ BLUETOOTH HEADSET..260 USD
MOTOROLA V600 OEM...200 USD
MOTOROLA V690.....170 USD
MOTOROLA V750.....180 USD
MOTOROLA V80......200 USD
MOTOROLA V80 WITH BLUETOOTH...260 USD
MOTOROLA V872.....200 USD
MOTOROLA V878....180 USD
MOTOROLA V300....150 USD
DO KINDLY REPLY BACK IF YOU ARE INTERESTED AND AS YOU DO YOU WILL BE GLAD
YOU DO,THANK'S AND GOD BLESS.
WE AWAIT YOUR RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS.
JAMES MIKE


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