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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:
  • "processing fee" (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • +23414341543 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: BANK PRESIDENCY <bank_presidency2005@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 15 Jul 2006 07:37:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PRESIENCY



OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
Audit Verification Department Foreign Operations
Abuja-Nigeria
Tel: 234-1-4341543


Attn: Amarjit Singh
Dear sir ,


Reporting reaching us this morning from the E. F. C. C. indicates that you have paid lots of money for the claims of this fund . The director EFCC, Mr. Nuhu Ribadu informed me t hat your funds were confiscated and held in the bank of New York hence waiting for more fess. This is ridiculous.

However, the Director advised us that they will recover all the fees you paid for you and send them to you through western union money transfer to your Country. This is the situation today. We are working on draft and have given instructions to the New York bank to credit you full sum to our Federal Reserve Account. Your certified bank draft will be ready on Monday as soon as we get re-processing fee $1,250. This fee must be send today to enable this office instruct the Federal Ministry of Justice issue a court order for the payment (draft be released. The fee will serve as a stamp duty to the payment. The injunction also is the only legal authority to the EFCC recovery of the previous fees that you paid we need the fee in less than 24 hours otherwise the evidence will be turned as illegitimate.
Make sure you send the money to the cash office by western union money transfer.

Attn: NELSON EJOOR
OFFICE OF THE PRESIENCY, 123 OFF ALABADO, IKEJA
LAGOS-NIGERIA

We need the control number and password for him to pick up the fee easily.
Thanks for your concern. We shall send you the draft by fax for your confirmation with your bank before you get the original.
Thanks
Yours faithfully
Dr. I. G. Omo


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