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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:
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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: "william" <williamben2005@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 7 Jul 2006 13:37:21 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: IS NOT A SPAM




Mr. AmarjitHOW ARE YOU TODAY? THANKS FOR YOUR MAIL ,I AM GLAD TO HAVE YOU TO DO THIS TRANSACTION WITH MEHERE IS MY DIRECT LINE YOU CAN CALL ME ANY TIME 234-8060838230IMMEDIATELY FOR DIRECTION AND INSTRUCTIONS AS A MATTER OF FACT,I WANT YOU TO HELP ME AND RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WHERE BY PROVIDING YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS, YOUR POHNE UNMBER AND FAX NUMBER,ALSO YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS AND AN ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFER. AGAIN MY GOOD FRIEND, I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE AND WE ARE GOING TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH 20%OF THE FUND FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.AND WE ARE GIVEN ONLY (7) WORKING DAYS TO RECEIVE THIS FUND IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT SO PLEASE MY GOOD FRIEND HESTING UP AND SEND ME ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED IN THIS BUSINESS TO ENABLE ME COMMENCE ACTION ON THIS TRANSFER BECAUSE NOW,THE MONEY IS IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND FOR THIS REASON MY LAWYER WILL BE TRAVEL TO ABUJA AFTER SENDING ALL THE
INFORMATION NEEDED IN THIS TRANSFER TO ENABLE HIM GET THE LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION FOR THE BANK TO BE ABLE TO RELEASE THIS FUND INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT,AS SOON AS HE COMES BACK I WILL SEND YOU COPY OF THE LETTER OF AUTHORIZATION. PLEASE I WANT YOU TO KNOW THAT THERE IS NO RISK BEFORE AND AFTER THIS BUSINESS AND PLEASE YOU MUST KEEP THIS TO YOUR SELF ALONE. AGAIN,I WANT YOU TO SEND ME ALL THE INFORMATIONS NEEDED IN THIS TRANSACTION;-1, YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS,2, YOUR FAX NUMBER,3, YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS,4, AN ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WANT THE FUND TO BE TRANSFER.5, YOUR AGE AND OCCUPATION SO I WAIT TO HEAR FROM YOU AND I WILL CALL YOU . BEST REGARDS,MR. BENJOHN WILLIAM











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