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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  • +2348023363043 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "debt_re_commission@excite.com" <debt_re_commission@excite.com>
Date: Tue, 20 Jun 2006 16:24:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: ATTENTION AMARJIT SINGH


FROM THE DESK OF;SENATOR UDOMA UDOMACHAIRMAN, DEBT REC. COMMISSION.FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.DIRECT-MOBILE: 234-8023363043 ATTENTION: Amarjit Singh, SIR, WE RECEIVE NOTIFICATION THIS MORNING FROM OF THE FINANCE MINISTRY WITH A SUB-LISTED NAMES AND WE ARE BEEN DIRECTED TO CONTACT YOU IMMEDIATELY IN THIS REGARDS, BE INFORMED THAT, THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA HAS RECEIVED SO MANY PETITION FROM INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATIONS ALL OVER THE WORLD REGARDING CONTRACT DEBT OWNING BY THIS REGION. IT WAS ALSO BRING TO OUR NOTICE THAT, MANY FOREIGN CONTRACTORS HAS BEEN SENDING MONEY TO FRUDULENT OFFICIALS WHO CLAIM TO OCCUPIED ONE POSITION OR THE OTHER IN THE GOVERNMENT OF THIS GREAT COUNTRY. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AFTER THE ECOWAS SUBMIT CONFERENCE OF ALL THE AFRICAN REGION HELD IN ETHOPIA RECENTLY HAS SIGN A BUY BACK AGREEMENT WITH THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP (ADB) TO PAY ALL THE DULLY CONTRACTORS WITHOUT ANY FURTHER DELAY. HENCE YOU ARE BEEN WARNED IF YOU HAVE BEEN
SENDING YOUR HARD EARN MONEY TO ANYONE IN THIS REGARDS TO CEASE HENCEFORTH. YOU ARE IMMEDIATELY TO RE-CONFIRM THE FOLLOWING:A) YOUR FULL NAMES/ADDRESSB) YOUR CONTRACT REF. NOC) YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS (if any)D) YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER/FAXE) YOUR CONTRACT AMOUNT. AS SOON AS WE CONFIRM THE ABOVE INFORMATION FROM YOU, WE SHALL PROCEED FORWARDING YOUR PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FILE TO THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP TO LAISE WITH YOU EFFECTIVELY FOR THE PAYMENT OF YOUR DULLY FUNDS. FOR THE INTEREST OF YOUR FUNDS, YOU ARE WARNED TO CEASE ALL FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS IN THIS REGARDS FOR THE INTEREST OF THIS GREAT NATION WITH THE INTERNATIONAL WORLD. BEST REGARDS, SENATOR UDOMA UDOMACHAIRMAN, DEBT REC. COMMISSION.FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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