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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.
• 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.
  • +2348029227274 (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.
  • kelmicheal_1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "rolandkelvin1" <rolandkelvin1@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 03:42:14 -0600
Subject: YOUR DRAFT IS READY...


Compliment,

How are you doing. Hope you have not forgotten me, I am Dr/Mr.Roland
Kelvin, the man from Nigeria who contacted you some time ago to
assist me secure the release of some money accrued from the over
invoicing of a contract/inheritance that was awarded by my government some time ago during the militry regime.

Though you were not able to asist me conclude the transaction, I'm
happy to inform you about my success in getting those funds
transffered under the assistance and cooperation of a new partner
from Brazil.Presently i'm in South Korea for investment projects
with my own share of the total sum. meanwhile, i didn't forget your
past efforts and attempts to assit me in transffering those funds, I
made sure you are not left out the benefit of the transaction hence
I kept aside for you sum of One Million United State Dollar($ 1,000000,00.) draft. I and my new partner agreed to compensate you with that amount for
all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter. I
appreciated your efforts at that time very much,so feel free and get
in touch with my secretary Mr.Kelechi Michael and instruct him on how to send the Bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Draft so that we
can share the joy together after all the sufferness at that time. In
the moment, i'm very busy here because of the investment projects
which me and my partner are having at hand, finally,remember that i had left
instruction to my secretary so as soon as you contact him, he will
send the Draft to you,so feel free to get intouch with MY SECETARY
NOW.Below is the contact of my secetary:

Mr.Kelechi Michael
Phone: +2348029227274
E-mail:kelmicheal_1@yahoo.com

With best regards,
Dr.Roland Kelvin.

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