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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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • alhaji_hassan60@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • alhaji_hassan800@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?ALHAJI=20IBRAHIM=20HASSAN?= <alhaji_hassan60@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 14:08:44 +0530 (IST)
Subject: ATTENTION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: alhaji_hassan60@yahoo.co.in

OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

ASO-ROCK VILLA, GARKI ABUJA, FCT.



ATTENTION

RE: REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $15,000,000.00 INTO

YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANIES ACCOUNT

I approach you most honorably today for a mutual

business transaction. I am ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWAMBO,

the

Accountant -General of the Federal Republic of

Nigeria. I have been given the opportunity to be

appointed the Accountant-General after several years

of active service.

Now by virtue of my present office and position, it is

an opportunity for me to have a share of the huge oil

money which many top military personnel of the past

regimes had used my predecessors

in the past to achieve their personal interest without

any benefit towards them.

Following this development, I now have an accord with

a top officer of the Finance Ministry to remit the sum

of US $15, 000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United State

Dollars) to your nominated account, hence we as Civil

Servants do not have the right to acquire foreign

account while in service. I

therefore request you to kindly allocate any account

of your choice with all necessary particulars to

enable me to forward it to the Central Bank of Nigeria

for onward release of fund transfer approvals in your

favour, we have ten working days to conclude this deal

on commencement, and I shall join you at the account

base for sharing and further discussion on my

investment plan in your country.

We shall negotiate your percentage share on reply of

this mail for your anticipated contribution in making

this transaction a success. Do not hesitate to comment

where you do not understand.

ON SECURITY:

To ensure maximum security all correspondences shall

be by E-mail and strictly confidential.

Please protect my position in my country by keeping

everything secret until funds in question leave our

foreign reserve account.

Finally I assure you of a 100% thorough, risk free,

and hitch free transaction.

CONFIRM YOUR INTERET BY IMMEDIATE RESPONSE BY SENDING

ME AN EMAILTO MY PRIVATE EMAIL BOX:

alhaji_hassan800@yahoo.com



YOURS FAITHFULLY

ALHAJI IBRAHIM DANKWAMBO

ACCOUNTANT-GENERAL

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

- ALHAJI IBRAHIM HASSAN

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