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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
• 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.
  • +2348025101564 (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.
  • nenecy208@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • nwadikk@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nene emmanuela <nenecy208@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Jun 2006 04:04:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: UNGENT RESPONSE


DEAR ,SIR,MADAM AM DR NENE LOPEZ, THE BRANCH MANAGER OF ,UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC,I DID APPOLOGISE FOR THE INCONVINIENCES THIS MIGHT CAUSE YOU.

I WISH TO SOLICITE YOUR ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE ME WITH A SOLUTION TO A
MONEY TRANSFER OF THREE HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND DOLLAR (US$350,OO0).
A PHILIPINO BUSSINESSMAN BY NAME (LATE MR JAY SANTOS),LEFT A CLOSING
BALANCE OF (US$350,000),WITH MY BANK BEFORE HIS DEATH IN THE RECENT
BOMB EXPLOSION IN LAGOS, NIGERIA.WHICH SAD EVENT TOOK PLACE ON THE 27TH
OF JANUARY 2002. AFTER THE DEATH OF MR JAY SANTOS,I DISCOVERED AS I
WAS GOING THROUGH HIS FILES,THAT HE PRESENTED HIS ONLY SON AS THE NEXT
OF KIN TO HIS FUND, BUT IT WAS QUITE UNFORTUNATE THAT THE EXPLOSION CLAIMED
THE
LIVES OF THE ENTIRE FAMILIES, AS THEY WAS KNOW SURVIVOR.
AFTER SERIOUS INVESTIGATIONS,I FOUND OUT THAT THERE WAS NOBODY LEFT TO
CLAIM THIS MONEY,AND IF THE MONEY IS KEPT IN THE BANK FOR A LONG TIME,THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS CAN DISCOVER IT,AND TURN IT INTO A DIFFERENT ACCOUNT,IT
WAS
IN THE COURSE OF THESE THAT I DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU,TO FRONT YOURSELVE AS
THE
BENEFICIARY OF THE MONEY,FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUND INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.
ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN PUT IN PLACE FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION,I
WILL USE MY POSITION IN THE BANK TO EFFECT THE TRANSFER.THE NECCESSARY BACK
UP
DOCUMENT THAT YOU WILL NEED FOR THE CLAIM WILL BE PUT IN PLACE AND FORWARDED
TO
THE APPROPRATE QUARTERS AS SOON AS WE BEGAN THE TRANSACTION. I WANT TO LET
YOU
KNOW THAT THIS IS A LIFE TIME TRANSACTION
THAT WILL BE BENEFICIAL TO BOTH OF US,AS WE WILL LIVE TO BE HAPPY AFTER
THE CONCLUSION OF TH IS TRANSACTION, ALL I NEED IS YOUR MUTUAL
SUPPORT,COMMITEMENT,CONFIDENTIALITY AND TRUST.
I HAVE RESOLVED TO COMPESATE YOUR INVOLVEMENT WITH 30% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT
REMMITED,WE SHALL KEEP 60% AND 10% FOR TAXES AND OTHER MISCELLANEOUS
EXPENSES.
I INTEND TO CONSUMATE THESE TRANSACTION WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE
TIME BASED ON YOUR CO-OPERATION AND SUPPORT. I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE
TO
MY E.MAIL BOX[nenecy208@yahoo.com].
REGARDS,
DR .NENE LOPEZ
+234-80-25101564[private mobile phone]


This is the lawyer phone number,+234-80-38413920,and is email is nwadikk@yahoo.com, is name is Barrister NWADIKE HENRY he will be the one to help you get the documents to back you up,so you can contact him immediately.


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