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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: williamskany kany <uwaoko6@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: uwaoko3@myway.com
Date: Tue, 2 May 2006 07:59:14 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR REPLY IS NEED SO URGENT



Dear belove friend,
I was so busy since last you mail concerning this transaction and i want you to know that everything is under you now and i went to the abuja that is our captain they call it feredal captain here that why all the Governors they join together for the meeting overthere .
Now i was in my office today when i come back from abuja for one of two things and i want you to know everything now today because we need some of documents that which i suppose to secure for you on my behalf and that's coming from federal high court with your full details and your personal address for making everything clear to them overther and now i have secure about two documents rightnow which ,

1 POWER OF ATTORNEY FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT
2 AGREEMENT LETTER FROM FEDERAL HIGH COURT

AND ALSO THIS IS THE REST THAT I WILL MAKE SURE TO MAKE A PROVISION FOR IT WITH YOUR DETAILS AS SOON AS YOU SEND IT TO ME TODAY.

1 CERTIFICATE OF DEPOSITE FROM THE BANK
2 CHANGING OF OWNERSHIP
3 AFFIDAVIT OF CALIM OF THE FUNDS IN BANK

rightnow i have secure two fo this documents from federal high court today and which i suppose to send to you immediately i left my office today and please i will forward it to you and immedaitely you receive it kindly sigh it and send it back to me immedaitely for us to commence on this transaction and please dont forget to send your full details for me to travel back to the abuja for secure the rest of the docuemnts for you.

Sarita Dean, what i need from you now is your assistance for me tio get all this documents set from federal high court i was charged from federal high court by secure the rest of this documents about $500 dollar for you to support me because as soon as possible you send the money i will be very happy for me not to delay this documents immediately because rightnow i have spend about $2,500 dollar with me fight ticket to the abuja please i need your support it , get back to me today and let me know what is going on.

Thanks
Williams





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