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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • timdanjuma@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • ti.danjuma@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "timothy danjuma" <timdanjuma@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2006 08:59:18 +0000
Subject: AWAITS YOU.

Dear Justin Thyme,

Please this is no scam,I am very very serious.If you can assist me i will
give you all the details.I need some body like you for this assitance.I have
not travel outside Nigeria before.

Best Regards,

Dr.T.E Danjuma.


>From: "Justin Thyme" <justin_thyme@inoutbox.com>
>Reply-To: justinthym@googlemail.com
>To: timdanjuma@hotmail.com
>Subject: Re: YOUR ASSISTANCE NEEDED.
>Date: Wed, 30 Aug 2006 12:53:33 +0100
>
>30% of $420million? That has to be the biggest offer I've had from any
>scammer yet!
>
>Congatulations
>
>Justin Thyme
>
>On 8/30/06, timothy danjuma <ti.danjuma@yahoo.com> wrote:
>>
>>ATTANTION: Justin Thyme,
>>I am Dr.Tim Etete Danjuma,I got your contact from
>>our local chamber of commerce here in Nigeria and
>>have no doubt in your ability to handle this
>>proposal involving huge sum of money.
>>My father CHIEF ETETE DANJUMA {Now late} was the
>>chairman of [PTF] petroleum special trust fund ,
>>Their aim is recovery of Governmant property
>>during GENERAL SANNI ABACHA'S MILITARY REGIME 1985 -1988,
>>In his position as the chairman of [ptf] ,
>>he made some money which he kept behind for his children.
>>The money is four hundred and twenty Million US Dollars {$420m}.
>>
>>Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and political/economic
>>instability as a result of past military rules ,
>>he deposited this money in a security company in london
>>with an open beneficiary In the name of a foreign firm.
>>And he was arrangemening to invest it abroad before he died last year
>>after a brief illness.
>>Just before my father died, he called my attention in confidence to the
>>money and charged me to look for a foreigner who would assist me in
>>the transfer/investment of the fund abroad.
>>I have resolved with my mother to give you 30% of the total
>>fund transferred for your kind assistant.
>>Five percent {5%} will be set aside to take care of all
>>expenses we may incur during the transaction.
>>
>> Awaiting for your ealiest responds.
>>Best Regards,
>>Dr.Tim Etete Danjuma.
>>
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