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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • chiomaeze3@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "chiomaeze@terra.es" <chiomaeze@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 19 Jul 2006 10:49:05 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: URGENT REPLY


DEAR SIR/MADAM

MY NAME IS MRS.CHIOMA EZE ,AM A NIGERIAN,MAYBE I SHOULD START FROM THE VERY BEGINING SO THAT U CAN UNDERSTAND WHAT AM SAYING..I AM THE P.A ( PERSONAL ASSISTANCE )TO THE LATE MRS. STELLA OBASANJO THE FIRST LADY OF NIGERIA WHO PAST ON,ON THE EARLY HOURSOF SUNDAY THE 23RD OF OCT.2005 IN A SPAINISH HOSPITAL[MOULDING CLINIC] WHILE UNDER GOING A SURGRY .( MAY HER GENTLY AND LOVING SOUL REST IN PERFECT PEACE ) THE FIRST LADY WHEN SHE WAS ALIVE, WAS MY BOSS AND AS ANY GOOD BOSS SHE WAS CARING AND FOCUSED, SHE WAS ALSO MY VERY CLOSE FRIEND.

BEFORE WE TRAVELLED ( TO SPAIN ) FOR HER SURGRY, THE FIRST LADY TOOK OUT THE SUM OF 2.5 MILLION USD FROM HER CHILD CARE WELFARE PROGRAM WHICH WAS SUPPOSED TO BE PAID INTO ONE OF HER FORIENG ACCOUNT ,WE TRAVELLED WITH THIS MONEY AND DEPOSITED IT IN A SECURITY COMPANY IN SPAIN ,NOBODY KNOWS ABOUT THIS EXPECT I AND THE FIRST LADY .

PRESENTLY ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS UR CONTACT ADDRESS , PHONE # AND AN ACCOUNT WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFARE D TO SO THAT I CAN INSTRUCT THE SECURITY COMPANY TO GO AHEAD WITH THE TRANSFARE ,BUT PLIZ I MUST GAIN UR CONFIDENCE AND TRUST BEFORE WE COULD DO THIS TRANSACTION ,

AM RELIAYING ON UR HELP SO MUCH PLIZ,I WILL BE COMING TO UR COUNTRY AS SOON AS THE TRANSFARE HAS BEEN COMPLETED FOR US TO DISCUSS THE PERCENTAGE OF SHARING AND TRANSFARE OF FUNDS. NOTE THAT EVERY EXPENDITURE INCURED DURING THE TRANSACTION WILL BE DEDUCTED ACCORNINGLY ,U CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADD. chiomaeze3@yahoo.com ,
THANKS AS I AWAIT UR URGENT REPLY.

MRS.CHIOMA EZE





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