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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 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.
  • +2348056266380 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • abbaprivte1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • linkandassociate@linuxmail.org
  • linkandassociate@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: abba abacha <abba_bch@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:43:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: contact my lawyer.


Abba Abacha.
Lagos - Nigeria.
Email: abbaprivte1@yahoo.com


Dear Sir,

I am sorry I have not been able to communicate with you all these
while; I have been very busy investing my share of the contract entitlements
here in China. I know you must remember me. I contacted you some time
ago to assist me in receiving a contract amount of
US$20.5 million in your account, which you dropped in the process due
to financial problems.

Now, a Chinese partner assisted in paying off all the charges and the
fund was transferred into his account. We have shared the fund according
to the agreed percentages and I have invested mine in China.
Because of your involvement in the pursuit of the fund and your utmost
assistance and sincerity as at that time, I have left for you the sum of
US$5 million with the Stander Trust Bank in Nigeria.

You are to contact my lawyer in Nigeria, Mr. Link Morgan either on
Telephone: +234 805 626 6380, Emails: linkandassociate@linuxmail.org or
linkandassociate@yahoo.co.uk for your Draft. The draft will be sent to you immediately you contact him by international courier service to dispatch your draft. You are to inform me when you have receive your draft,
thanks for everything.
God bless you,

Yours Sincerely,
Abba Abacha.


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