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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • info_fidelitybankplc_nig@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james kennedy <info_fidelitybankplc_nig@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 23 Aug 2006 08:04:15 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE REQUIRED


Fidelity Bank Plc.
FUND WIRING DEPARTMENT
23/26 ACME RD. IKEJA – LAGOS –NIGERIA
DIRECT LINE: 2341 260 10 85
Email: info_fidelitybankplc_nig@yahoo.com

ATTN: JUSTIN THYME, (C. File No. 009).

RE: IMMEDIATE PAYMENT UNDER 24 HOURS CONFIRMATION.

We wish to bring to your kind notice that your fund of US$3.5 Million accrued interest of your US$25 Million full payment has been brought to our attention for immediate release on your behalf.

You are hereby advised to strictly reconfirm to us your authentic banking co-ordinate and your contract number for confirmation of your person as the rightful beneficiary of this from this Government, because we have so far mandated to handle payment internationally by the Federal Government of Nigeria.

This is the only office authorized to enhance every local / international fund transfer in this quarter payment of the year. Your fund will be finally credited in your account by our correspondent paying bank, Unity Trust Bank Plc. London United Kingdom.

We expect your prompt response to enable facilitate the final remittance the above fund to your designated account.

Sincerely Yours,

REV. DR. JAMES KENNEDY
HEAD OF OPERATIONS
FIDELITY BANK PLC.

P.S. BE ADVISED THAT WHAT THIS GOVERNMENT IS PAYING EVERY BENEFICIARY IS INTEREST NOT FULL PAYMENT, SO DO NOT LISTEN TO ANY BODY THAT SAID TO YOU THAT HE OR SHE WILL TRANSFER YOUR FULL PAYMENT, I CONFIRM THEM AS FAKE.




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