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

Fraud email example:

From: mphaze@unionplus.net
Date: Tue, 10 Oct 2006 05:07:41 -0300
Subject: From Bamali

Attn: Sir,
I write to passionately appeal for your urgent assistance.

I am Master Shehu Nuhu Bamali, son of late General Nuhu Bamali, who died in the ill-fated Dornier 288 plane crash on Sunday 17th of September 2006 which also claimed the life's of 13 other military personnel on their way to Obudu Ranch for a meeting.

Before his death, my father served as the Chief Security Officer (CSO) and Aide Camp, (ADC) to the former military president Ibrahim Babangida, he also held various military posting including his recent position as the G.O.C (General officer commanding the II Mechanised Division, Ibadan) before the ill-fated flight. Part of our joy today is that he and his colleague's where given a full military burial at the National Military Cemetery Karamajiji, Abuja, this he had always wish for at death.
Now the burial has come and gone, as the eldest son I had just been briefed by my late fathers attorney about a top secret which reveals that my late father deposited huge amount in United States Dollars in my name with a bank in my country which must be transferred as quickly as possible for some reasons, the attorney will explain better.
What I urgently need from you is to help process these funds into a foreign account with the assistance of my father's attorney whom I have mandated to assist you with full details.
Below are reports of the crash.

http://www.voanews.com/english/2006-09-17-voa25.cfm
http://www.somalinet.com/news/world/Africa/3971

Please do contact Barr: Philips Mboma Email: mboma@outgun.com if you are willing to assist and let us know what your offer will be.

Yours faithfully
Master Shehu Nuhu Bamali

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