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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "barr." (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  • frank_morgan1990@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank morgan" <barr_frankmorgan01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frank_morgan1990@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 17 Oct 2006 15:18:51 +0100
Subject: RESPONSE PLEASE

ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL
SECURITIES COMPANY
@40 MARINA ROAD APAPA
LAGOS NIGERIA

DEAR FRIEND,

THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT IS OUT OF MY DESIRE TO
SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH YOU, I APOLOGISE USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH
YOU FOR A BUSINESS/TRANSACTION OF THIS MAGNITUDE, BUT THIS IS DUE TO
CONFIDENCIALITY AND PROMPT ACCESS REPOSED ON THIS MEDIUM.

IT IS WITH TRUST THAT I WISH TO CONTACT YOU ON THIS MATTER MY NAME IS
BARR.FRANK MORGAN A GENERAL SECRETARY IN ASSOCIATE FINANCIAL SECURITIES
COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA THERE IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A SUM OF
(30,000,000.00USD)THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR
COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING BY ONE MR. GUEI WALTER BEFORE HIS DEATH, NO ONE HAS
COME TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT AS A BENEFICIARY UNTIL DATE. I AM HONORABLY
SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS

FOLLOWS: -

(1) I WANT YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY
(2) I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERRED

I WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ENTIRE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR THIS CONSIGNMENT TO
PROVE THE CONSIGNEE AS A BENEFICIARY TO THE COMPANY, 40% OF TOTAL AMAOUNT
MAPPED OUT FOR YOU WHILE THE 60% MAPPED OUT FOR ME.

IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH MY CONDITION DO NOT HESITATE TO CALL ME ON MY DIRECT
E-MAIL;frank_morgan1990@yahoo.com SEND ME -MAIL SO THAT I CAN FURNISH YOU UP
WITH ALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED, I WISH TO HEAR FROM YOU SOON. FOR QUICK.
RESPONSE PLEASE REPPLY TO frank_morgan1990@yahoo.com

THANKS FOR YOUR COOPERATION

BARR FRANK MORGAN

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