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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.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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 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.
  • nmomuodu@personal.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "nicholas momuodu" <nmomuodu_wunmt@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 13:03:40 +0000
Subject: YOUR CONTROL NUMBERS HAS BEEN RELEASE...... CALL ME NOW +233 242 840628


FROM THE DESK OF
NICHOLAS MOMUODU,
REGIONAL MANAGER,
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
CECOCE, ABIDJAN.
+ 233 242 840 628.

DEAR Amarjit Singh ,

I AM NICHOLAS MOMUODU,AN ABIDJAN DELEGATE FROM THE WESTERN UNION MONEY
TRANSFER HEAD OFFICE CECOCE, ABIDJAN. I JUST ARRIVED GHANA SEVEN DAYS AGO.
THERE HAS BEEN SO MUCH COMPLAIN REACHING OUR HEAD OFFICE IN ABIDJAN IN
RESPECT OF UNTRANSFER FUNDS. PLEASE BE INFORMED THAT YOUR CONTROL NUMBERS
INFORMATION WILL BE RELEASE TO YOU WITH IMMEDIATE EFFECT.

I JUST FOUND OUT THE REASON FOR THE DELAY. IT HAS BEEN THE PROTOCOL OF THE
UNITED NATIONS HIGH COMMISSION FOR REFUGEES TO GHANA TO SCRUTINIZE ANY MONEY
TRANSFER FROM AFRICA ESPECIALLY FROM REFUGEES.

THE UNITED NATION HAS APPREHENDED YOUR CONTROL NUMBERS BECAUSE THEY WERE
BEYOND THE STIPULATED SENDING CAPACITY OF $5.500 FOR EACH CONTROL NUMBER.
THE TOTAL FUND DESIGNATED FOR YOU WAS $650,000.00 U.S DOLLARS, WHICH WAS
SPLITED INTO 24-CONTROL NUMBERS EACH CONTROL NUMBER WAS CARING $12.500 WHICH
IS ABNORMAL TO OUR SENDING PROCEDURE INSTEND OF $5,500.00 U.S DOLLARS .

I HAVE GONE TO THE UNITED NATIONS OFFICE TO ENDORSE THE REMITTANCE OF THE
FUND TO YOU AS SOON AS POSSIBLE, I WAS INFORMED JUST THIS MORNING THAT YOU
WILL NEED TO ACTIVATE EACH OF THE CONTROL NUMBERS AND SEND TO YOU IN YOUR
COUNTRY TO ENABLE YOU CASH UP THE FUND.

I HAVE USE MY GOOD IMMUNITY IN OFFICE TO PLEAD ON YOUR BEHALF SO THAT THE
CONTROL NUMBERS CAN BE RELEASE AND SEND TO YOU AS SOON AS THEY ARE ACTIVATED
AND REFLECT IN WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER COMPUTER SYSTEM.

NOW I WANT YOU TO SEND TO ME YOUR CURRENT PHONE NUMBER AND YOUR PERSONAL
INFORMATION SO WE DISCUSS THIS ISSUE VERY FAST INCLUDING YOUR PERSONAL DATAS
INFORMATIONS TO ENABLE US KNOW YOU AND BE SURE THAT YOU ARE THE REAL OWNER
OF THE CONTROL NUMBERS AND BE SURE THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH THE RIGHT
PERSON.

IF YOU ACT VERY FAST, THE CONTROL NUMBERS CAN BE ACTIVATED AND SEND TO YOU
AS SOON AS POSSIBLE TO ENABLE YOU CASH UP THE FUND.

WAITING TO HEAR FROM YOU ON THE PHONE SO THAT WE CAN FINALIZE SIGNIFICANTLY
TODAY.

NB: PLEASE IN REPLY TO THIS MAIL, I WILL ADVISE YOU REPLY TO MY PRIVATE
EMAIL:nmomuodu@personal.ro FOR THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER.

REGARDS,

NICHOLAS MOMUODU,
REGIONAL MANAGER,
WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER.
CECOCE, ABIDJAN.
+ 233 242 840 628.

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