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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.
  • infor4debtpaymentdepartment@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "theresa dacko" <theresadacko8000@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 26 Oct 2006 22:47:25 +0100
Subject: ADB INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION FOR YOUR PERUSAL

AFRICAN DEVELOPEMENT BANK
                              INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT DEPARTMENT
                                  WUSE 2, ZONE B, ABUJA - NIGERIA.
                   EMAIL:  infor4debtpaymentdepartment@yahoo.com.hk

 

FROM: The Desk of OWEN DOOLEY

 

Dear Sir,

PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

REF: CONTRACT PAYMENT AMOUNT: US$10,000,000 IMMEDIATE RELEASE/PAYMENT OF ALL LONG OUTSTANDING FOREIGN DEBTS BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA:

The above subject refers. Sequel to the Debt re-payment Agreements reached with the Paris Club, the World Bank and the Federal Government of Nigeria recently, the president, Chief Olusegun Aremu Obasanjo has directed my office; on circular reference number: PRE/26-9XFX/2-06/FC, to verify/scrutinize and commence immediate payment of all long outstanding foreign debts.

Therefore, l have the pleasure to inform you that you have been short listed in the third batch of the beneficiaries as this has been
reflected as a budgetary provision in the 2006 financial year as
contained in the Appropriation Act.

Therefore, to ensure prompt compliance to this directive, you are
required to re-confirm to this office immediately the following datas:

(1) Your company name and address:
(2) Your telephone and fax numbers:
(3) Contact address:

This information is immediately required for our internal verification purposes and must confirm to the details already in our records.
Be informed that as soon as we are convinced with the validity of your claim, your payment will be released within 72 hours.

Hope to hear from you soonest.

Regards.

Theresa Dacko

Secretary to OWEN DOOLEY
Director
IPD ADB

 

Pls reply to email: infor4debtpaymentdepartment@yahoo.com.hk

 

 

N/B: In view of this, seeing what you're going through in the process of receiving this long outstanding payment of yours, I personally promised to take it upon myself and to use my position to make sure that, the funds is deliver to you through a special arrangement, as long as you co-operation with me.

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