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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:
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348052586971 (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.
  • efcc111@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • efcc112@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: alahaji aman <efcc111@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2006 06:41:02 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From EFCC &FBI,


ECONOMIC & FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSION & US INTERPOL
FEDERAL CAPITAL ABUJA NIGERA E-mail:efcc111@yahoo.com
Telephone + 234 80 525 86971.+234 1 812 4595.
BE WARE OF SCAM ,AS THERE IS NOTHING
CALLED INTERNATIONALFRAUDINVESTIGATION IN U.K. OK.

Attn:Amarjit Singh . Date:1st July 2006

Nature of your payment.
You are being warned to decease in contacting any department henceforth, due to your payment file is in my hands and has been approved by the presidency to pay you as a genuine honorable next of kin. I know you have spent lots of money in this matter to make sure you are being paid To this effect, I will prefer you to stop deceiving yourself or waiting for your payment from Unknown approves director deceiving you by obtaining different kinds of payment regarding to your inheritance payment.

In this regards we have arrested lots of sacked officers of the CBN trying to obtain money from foreign contractors and inheritance.You will receive your payment through International Commercial Bank Accra Ghana.As soon as you receive this mail,Try and comply with my instruction so that i will give you the best service in this great transaction,If you received an instruction from EFCC office without my e-mail and direct numbers,pls do not comply,this is our Ref:(EFCC/ABUJA/XSX 2832/06) without this refreance numbers pls do not comply.to avoid confusion.E-mail:efcc111@yahoo.com or efcc112@yahoo.com Direct lines +234 80 525 86971 or +234 1 812 4595.

CNN and BBC you will hear about my Country Nigeria and if you are not careful you will fall victim. Your payment file is right now in our office as we will advise our corresponding Indonasia to release your payment the moment you fulfilled the necessary obligation accrued to your inheritance payment.
Finally, why you are been warned, is that we have confirmed that your payment file is genuine as you have to be careful because of fraudsters who usually monitors contractors or inheritance payment with one way or the other be contacting you proofing to you that they are working under (CBN) they only want to cheat you and divert your payment. I am guaranteed you that you will receive your inheritance payment the moment you fulfilled the Government obligation.

Don’t' be deceive by any one be ware of Nigeria (419) and scam you are told don’t fall victim they will pretend to help you all is Hoax.
Contact my office immediately for further directive how to receive your payment. Feel free to contact our office.
Yours in service

Alhaji Us man Abdul.
Director Foreign Operation
Call-+234-80 525 86 971.or +234 1 812 4595.



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