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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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT" <investigationdepar@myway.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:28:37 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED TODAY




NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT 4TH FLOOR MARY LAND LAGOS-NIGERIA MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH

>From the desk of:Mrs.Tina S. Martins

Tel: 011-234-802-229-0368Attention: VICTIMNAME,

I recieved your email with full understanding and every contents therein was well noted.



You are adviced to stop every communication you might been having with anybody/Dr Soludo to avoid loosing your funds and note that the only approved comercial bank for this payment is the Wema Bank of Nigeria Plc,also your payment file has been forwarded to the de desk of the Bank Governor of the Wema Bank (DR ADELE ADELEKE) and He will be waiting for you to contact him officially.



Be informed that the transaction code is (SECURITY WATCH) this code word will guide you to know the bad eggs from the good one, and any email/phone call you recieved in this transation without this code word (SECURITY WATCH) must be disregard the message should be forward to this office for proper verification before any final say,and you are requred to send your full name, address and phone number to this office for more payment instruction before linking you up to the paying bank.

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today.Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this mail.

Yours sincerely, MRS. TINA MARTINSDEPUTY:ANTHONY ALLENThe Investigation Officer (N.I.D)

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