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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348024393218 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • juliana30052003@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • marcad234@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: marc adewale <juliana30052003@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: marcad234@hotmail.com
Date: Fri, 26 May 2006 05:42:52 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: urgent


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: juliana30052003@yahoo.ca

From : MR.MARCUS ADEWALE

NEXT COMMODITY (NIGERIA) LIMITED

LOLA HOUSE

289 AKINTOLA WAY

WUSE 2 ABUJA

NIGERIA

TEL#:+2348024393218

EMAIL: marcad234@hotmail.com


Dear Sir/Madam,



NCNL2006. Let me crave your indulgence to introduce myself to you, I am Mr MARCUS ADEWALE of NEXT COMMODITY (NIGERIA) LIMITED .we deal on AGRICULTURE PRODUCE/ RAW MATERIALS (CASSAVA,COCOA )and export into the various continents.I will want to solicit for your assistance to help collect a PAYMENT that is due for payment to me for services and supplies I rendered to MEDIUM SCALE customers in THE UNITED KINGDOM(EUROPE).

Please if you are willing to assist, I will want you to furnish me with your particulars, so as to enable me give you further details. Please, you have to be an honest and trusted person, as more payments will be made through you in the course of this transaction. And more so you will be entitled to 10% of every payment that you are able to receive for us from our customers.

Please contact us for more information via email with the below informations filled out.



FIRST NAME:

LAST NAME:

MAILING ADDRESS:

AGE:

STATUS:

STATE/COUNTRY:

TEL NUMBER (Personal):

FAX NUMBERS:

COMPANY NAME (If any):

OCCUPATION:

BANK NAME:

BANK ADDRESS:

TEL#:

A/C #:



We look forward in working with you.


Mr.MARCUS ADEWALE

CHAIRMAN











- marc adewale

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