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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:

• 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.
  • +2348028450770 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mallam Ribadu <efcc_claims_dept_for_scammers@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 01:10:40 +0100 (BST)
Subject: RECORVER BACK YOUR MONEY!!!


>From The Desk Top of
Mr.Mallam Ribadu


Greetings, Amarjit Singh.

I am the head operation leader of the Nigerian Economic Financial Crime Commission am writing you this mail due to some information gathered from the internet by our expatriates in referenced to your name as one of the scam vitims,for you to recover back your money you are expected to send us all the corresponding emails exchange with them till date including documents you have received from them.

And also indicate the amount of money they have collected from you so far since you started the transaction with them and if possible the name they gave you in sending them money through western union and the account number you wired money to if any, all this information will be important here in our office. I assure you 100% ones you can be able to provide all the mentioned informations you are sure of recovering your money from us.

Thanks for your anticipated cooperation,

Awaits your earliest reply.

Yours Faithfully,
Mr.Ribadu
Chairman of Efcc.
+2348028450770



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