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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • stephen_collins1b@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stephencollins3@terra.es" <stephencollins3@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 7 Sep 2006 11:13:30 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: THE INTERPOL



THE INTERPOL
INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
MARTINS WILLY WAY,VICTORIAL
ISLAND, ABUJA.
Reply me with :stephen_collins1b@excite.com
OUR REF:INT/INVG/2006-01
Attn: Beneficiary,
>From the records of outstanding contract payment, your
name/company was discovered as next on the list
of the outstanding Owners who have not received
their payments. I wish to inform you that your payment is being
processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond
to this letter.Please re-confirm to me the followings.
(1) Yourfull name:
(2) Phone,
fax and
mobile #:
(3) company's name,position and address if you have any
(4)profession, age and marital status:

As soon as you reply you should know that your payment will be
transfered to you through the World Bank office where the
Federal Government of Nigeria have Reserve of over
$30 Billion Based on the finding in this investigation Department we
wish to warn you against some impostors.
We have been informed that some impostors are contacting people in
Respect to the collection of their fund that was long approved in
their favor. Some claim to be the Central Bank Governor and other
government functionaries

As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation
assignment for some time cuddly known to no One but the
United Nation office on money Loundring and some top functionaries
of the United Nation in support of this investigation team to help
stop fraudulent activities and Terrorism in Africa.

We promise that such thing will not happen
again.
Reply me with :stephen_collins1b@excite.com
Yours sincerely,
Agent Stephen Collins.
Head of Investigation
Department (AFRICA)
Reply me with :stephen_collins1b@excite.com





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