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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "fed fin" <fedfin@presidency.com>
Date: Sun, 09 Jul 2006 07:55:53 -0500
Subject: REFUND OF FUNDS FROM FRAUDSTERS

Economic and Financial Crimes Commission
Plot 117 & 118 Coree Bay Crescent,
Off Adetokunbo Ademola Crescent
Wuse II, Abuja
NIGERIA

Dear Sir,

RE: RECOVERY OF YOUR FUNDS FROM FRAUDSTERS


In line with the present administration’s drive to rid the Nigerian society generally of corruption, and with specific emphasis on the corrupting influence of scam artists, popularly referred to as 419 scammers, who have irredeemably damaged the image of our great country, the Director of Foreign Operations, Economic & Financial Crimes Commission, has directed me to bring to your attention that we have received incontrovertible report concerning the fact that you had unwittingly fallen prey to the antics of the daredevils.

Pursuant to the above, we have already initiated measures not only to apprehend these criminals but also to refund whatever they have fleeced from you. To achieve these, you are urgently requested to furnish us with the following information:

1. The first communication that they ever sent to you;
2. Your telephone and fax numbers;
3. Details of all payments that have made to them, and reasons adduced for the payments; and
4. You must desist from having further communication with them in order not to bungle our investigation. Moreover, you should allow them to know that we are already on the case.


Thank you and looking forward to your prompt reply.

Yours faithfully,


John Ovwe, Esq.
Investigating Commission's Officer
Tel: 234 803 739 1899


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