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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:

• 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.
  • +2348060536564 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "suleman omani" <suleman005@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 25 Apr 2006 10:59:56 +0100
Subject: Re: SORRY FOR YOUR SICKNESS(ARE YOU STILL WILLING TO ASSIST?)

Attn: Harley,
Am very sorry to hear that you are not feeling fine today. i should make
myself catergorically clear hear, we have resolved the issue of you sending
your international passport.
you said you have some reasons why you do not want to send it through the
mail. well that is okay for you, but I think I have explaained to you
clearly why it is required for you to send it.

Outside that, other informations I asked from you have not been provided. I
want to understand you and know your level of interest and commitments in
achieving this goals.

Are willinmg to assist me or not? Please I should have answers to this and
other issues like not sending your international passport and other
informations needed to be able to affect the transfer of these funds into
your account.

I have asked you to call me on the phone so as to discusss, but up till this
moment that am writing this mail, I have not gotten any call from you. I
also requested for your phone number were I can reached at any time.
Please time is essentail in concluding this transaction. Hasten up and make
hay while the sun is still shinning.
Have a nice day and I pray for you to get well.

Regards,

Alhaji Suleman Omani.
+234 8060536564

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