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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:
  • "you are advice to send" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • +2348067149729 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: harry duke <harryduke_02@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 25 Jun 2006 09:44:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: trust is something we can not buy with money


Dear VICTIM-FULLNAME ,

i have called you serval time now, also wrote you an e mail, wht happen to you not responce to my email?
I have dully gone through your reply and it is well considered am also ok with the
information you send.
Thanks so, I will like to know if the
draft will be prepared on you name or the name of your next of kin?.
To send this draft to your mailing address, you are to pay for the
shipment which will cost you just $450 only, the fees is as stated
below.
DHL Fee: $50
Insurance fees: $400
Totaling of $450.00
But in case if you have account with DHL, you are to pay for the
insurance
only, and why this insurance is to make sure that the Draft is been insured
so that any missing along the road the insurance will pay for that, and also to avoid any interception as the Draft is as equal as the total money.
You are advice to send this money with the name below via WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER and send the information of the payment to me so that by tomorrow the
Draft will be mail to your address which you provide to me with out any delay.
Here is the information which you have to make the payment via Western Union:

Receiver’s Name:...... Nwazue John.
City.......................: Lagos.
Country.................: Nigeria.

After you must have made the payment, Do get back to me with the following informations below:

Sender's Name:
Sender's Address:
Text Question:
Answer:
MTCN:
And if considered so you kindly send to me your full address where I will send the draft
with payment information so that as soon you get the money, first thing tomorrow
morning I will send the draft to your
address and also give you the tracking
number for you to track the parcel.
Thanks and God bless you and your family.
Yours sincerely
Mr. LEO Duke.
N:B:PLEASE CALL +234-8067-1497-29.FOR MORE CLARIFICATION.


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