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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • samobinna2006@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sam obinna <samobinna2006@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: samobinna@echina.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 11:38:10 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: samobinna2006@yahoo.com



ATTN: THE PRESIDENT.


BUSINESS PROPOSAL


YOU WERE INTRODUCED TO ME BY A RELIABLE FRIEND OF MINE, WHO ASSURED ME OF YOUR RELIABILITY AND TRUST IN HANDLING OFFICIAL MATTERS AND TRUST PENDING WHEN I HEAR FROM YOU.


I AM DR SAM OBINNA, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL

PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I AND MY COLLEAGUES HAVE A TOTAL OF US$30.5 MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS TO TRANSFER INTO A RELIABLE COMPANY'S ACCOUNT OVERSEAS PENDING OUR ARRIVAL TO YOUR COUNTRY FOR DISBURSEMENT OF OUR SHARES.


THIS AMOUNT EMANATED FROM THE CONTRACT AWARDED IN NNPC HERE IN NIGERIA.


WE HAVE AGREED TO GIVE YOU 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT WHEN SUCCESSFULLY

TRANSFERRED WHILE 70% WILL BE RETURNED TO US INTO ACCOUNT YOU WILL HELP US TO OPEN IN YOUR COUNTRY ONCE THE MONEY IS PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


FOR FURTHER DETAILED INFORMATION CONTACT ME ON MY EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE.


AWAITING URGENTLY FOR YOUR REPLY.


YOURS FAITHFULLY,


DR SAM OBINNA.




- sam obinna

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