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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:
  • "contract review panel" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • mrsegobia@citromail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: athur_nzribe@zipmail.com.br
Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2006 16:40:02 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Hello?=

Hello

This is to seek your cooperation as my foreign partnerand yourassistance
to enable me own a property and invest in the stableeconomy of your country.Accept
my apologies if This mail does not suit yourpersonal or business ethics.

My name is Mr.Arthur E.Nzeribe . I am making this venture proposal to you
in strict confidence. The money we want to invest was acquired from an over
invoiced contract Proceed. This is in my capacity as the chairperson of
the senate financial committee on foreign contracts verification and payments
(Member, Contract Review Panel [CRP]). Our good fortune is that we are privy
to such classified information.

The amount in question is $30,500,000 USD (thirty point five million USD).
As a senior civil servant in the Nigerian Government,our country's prudential
policy prohibits me from operating a foreign account.If you would like to
assist me as a partner, please kindly indicate your interest after which
we shall both discuss on the modalities includeing the sharing ratio.
All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be
revealed to you in due course.

I would appreciate if this proposal is kept confidential because of what
I have explained above. contact me through my wife's email address : mrsegobia@citromail.hu

Please do indicate your direct telephone and fax number when replying to
this business proposal. I will be calling you when necessary.

Awaiting to hear from you,remain bless.Best regards,

Mr.Arthur E.Nzeribe .
contact me through my wife's email address : mrsegobia@citromail.hu

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