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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
• 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.
  • +2348023169749 (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.
  • agabi_chamber@yahoo.ie (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MRS D. MSHELIA MSHELIA" <d_mshelia@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 07:40:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Mrs. W. D. A. MSHELIA


Mrs. W. D. A. MSHELIA,
OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY
GOVERNOR-POLICY\
BOARD MEMBER.

Dear :VICTIMNAME


I AM, Mrs. W. D. A. MSHELIA, Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member TO THE CENTRAL BANK , I WAS MOVED TO WRITE YOU CONSIDERING MY FAMILY BACKGROUND. AS A DEDICATED CHRISTIAN, I REMEMBER WHAT THE BIBLE SAID "THAT WHATEVER WE DO HERE ON EARTH, GOD WILL BRING US TO JUDGEMENT, WHETHER GOOD OR BAD. SO MUCH INJUSTICE HAD BEEN DONE TO YOU.YOUR CONTRACTUAL PAYMENT HAS BEEN DELIBERATELY DELAYED AND DENIED FROM YOU BECAUSE OF A COMPLEXITY IN YOUR FILE.
THIS THEY DO NOT WANT TO TELL YOU, INSTEAD THEY INTRODUCED A FALSE MODE OF PAYMENT WHICH IS NOT IN LINE WITH THE GUIDELINES OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA AS REGARDS FOREIGN PAYMENT THEREBY EXTORTING MONEY FROM YOU, AT THE END YOUR FUND IS NOT REMITTED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, BUT THEY WILL COME UP TO YOU AGAIN WITH FICTITIOUS STORIES AND EXCUSES FOR THE DELAY OF YOUR PAYMENT IN THE NAME THAT THEY ARE ACTING IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA FOREIGN PAYMENT GUIDELINES.
SIR, ALL THESE IS FALSE, THE TRUTH OF THE MATTER NOW IS THAT YOUR FUND IS FLOATING IN THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIAN S SUSPENSE ACCOUNT UNCLAIMED. THEY ARE LOOKING FOR WAYS TO DIVERT IT TO AN ACCOUNT IN ARIZONA[U.S] AND ASIA (JORDAN) WHERE IT CANNOT BE TRACED AND YOU WILL NOT BE AWARE OF THE FUND MOVEMENT.

AS I AM WRITING YOU NOW, ARRANGEMENT IS ON TOP GEAR BETWEEN THE CENTRAL BANK GOVERNOR, THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION AND ONE MR EDWIN AMAGA AND MR CLEMEN OKAFOR WHO CLAIMS TO BE YOUR REPRESATATIVE HERE TO HAVE ONE MR. SMITH S. DAVID WHOM THEY INVITED FOR THIS PURPOSE FROM JORDAN TO CLAIM AS YOUR REPRESENTATIVE HAVING A POWER OF ATTORNEY TO ENDORSE ALL THE NECESSARY RELEASE PAPERS AND THEY WILL WIRE YOUR FUNDS TO HIS ACCOUNT BELOW:
NAME MR SMITH S DAVID
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

SIR, THE MAIN PROBLEM AND THE ONLY REASON WHY THEY HAVE BEEN DELAYING YOUR FUNDS AND NOW WANT TO DIVERT IT IS AS FOLLOWS:
(1).THERE IS NO NORMALIZATION AND ENDORSEMENTS OF YOUR CONTRACT ORIGIN.

THIS CONTRACT WAS SUBLATED TO YOU BY "PRESTON COURT LTD OF CANADA" (BASED ON INFORMATIONS AND PROOFS OF THIS EVIDENCE GATHERED FROM THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS - ARCHIVES UNIT).

(2).PROPER CHANGE OF OWNERSHIP WAS NOT DONE COMPLETELY IN THE CENTRAL BANK AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE. YOUR NAME APPEARS AS THE BENEFICIARY, WHILE IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF INTERNAL AFFAIRS - ARCHIVES UNIT, PRESTON COURT LTD APPEARS AS BENEFICIARY.

THE ONLY PERSON THAT CAN STOP THEM AND SAVE YOU FROM THIS MESS IS ONE DR OLU AGABI. HE HAS BEEN MANDATED BY THE RPESIDENT, CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO TO HANDLE ALL FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENT. TELL HIM THE FOLLOWING THAT:

(1).THIS MATTER NEEDS A 100% URGENT ATTENTION OR ELSE YOUR FUNDS WITHIN THE NEXT seven (7) BANKING DAYS WILL BE DIVERTED TO AN UNKNOWN ACCOUNT IN ARIZONA AND JODAN .WELL FOR YOU.YOUR MONEY WILL BE PAID THROUGH A COMERCIAL BANK NOT With THE APEX BANK.[C.B.N]

[2]FORWORD ALL YOUR PARTICULARS AND RECOMFIRM YOUR PHONE AND FAX LINE FOR REATIFICATION.STOP ALL TRANSACTION TILL WE GIVE YOU GO AHEAD OTHER.PLEASE NEVER ALLOW THOSE CROOKES TO HAVE THE IDEAL OF THIS NEWS TO YOU.AS A MATTER OF URGENCY,CONTACT

DR OLU AGABI
+234-802-31-69749
EMAIL: agabi_chamber@yahoo.ie

PLEASE TRYAS MUCH AS YOU CAN TO KEEP ME POSTED WHILE I WILL NOT FAIL TO BE GIVEN YOU EVERY CONFIRMATION IF ANY,FOR YOUR SECCUSS AND FOR GOD TO ACCEPT MY CONFFESSION.
BEST REGARD'S.
Mrs. W. D. A. MSHELIA


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