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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "drjohnobi@terra.es" <drjohnobi@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 4 Nov 2006 15:32:26 +0100 (MET)
Subject: YOUR KIND HELP.


FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FOREIGN DEBT RECONCILLIATION PANEL
FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX
REF:F.DRC//FGN/06 DATE:04/11/2006

ATTN: DEAR FRIEND,
I know you must be surprised at this development but I choose to tell you the truth because of my sincere wish to treat every man, as I would expect to be treated. After thorough investigation on contract payment file as directed by the presidency, I discovered that it will take a long process for your money to be released due to some irregularities detected in your file. During our investigation, we found out that you have spent so much money in trying to realize your contract payment, which did not even reflect in your file, but I have an offer, which will at least help your financial stand until you receive your contract payment. This offer is an amount from federal government left over.

It is a total sum of Fifteen million United States dollars only, which will be shared between you and I in the ratio of 50%-50%. These amounts is not from your contract sum or have any thing related to your contract sum, rather it is a left over from the amount used in paying local contractors and it is directly under my custody. I am offering you this because I have seen that your contract fund will not be released on time until all the normalize are rectified and also because you are a government contractor. The only thing needed for this US$15. Million to be transferred into your account under 72 hours are as allows;

1) Your full names
2) Your tell/fax no's
3) A new bank account details
4) US$680, 00 that will be needed to normalize the account in the federal high court. For your information, this is not a contract payment. Also the $680 is the only amount required to be paid before the transfer will be affected into your bank account.

Therefore there will be no bureaucracy or misfortune. Please note that if you are willing to make this deal with me, you should contact me immediately through email furnishing me with your new account. Also be informed that this transaction will take us just 72 hours to accomplish.

Yours Truly,

DR. JOHN OBI (CHAIRMAN)





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