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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:

• 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.
  • +2348033848734 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr. Chucks Onyeuwa" <dr_chucks_onyeuwa@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 21 Jul 2006 05:40:48 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Dear Sir


Dear Sir,

l am Dr. Chucks Onyeuwa, l am a seasoned investor from Nigeria, West Africa. l am seeking for a partner who is business oriented in tourist investments. l have heard a big dream to invest in tourist in any part of the world. l have nurtured this dream for years, the funds for investments is readily available here in Nigeria, but I need a sincere partner who has the same vision as i do. We can get along to know ourselves then we can move from there.

If you have this same dream and are willing to work together with me, then email me back for more correspondence and discussions.

Regards.

Dr. Chucks Onyeuwa.
Mobile: +234 803 384 8734.


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