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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found 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.
  • frankuba1994@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank uba" <frankuba_2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankubajr@myway.com
Date: Thu, 09 Nov 2006 15:17:54 +0100
Subject: letter

FROM: DR.FRANK UBA
DIRECTOR,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
TEL.234-80334-30740,

ATTN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR.

  YOUR PAYMENT :  Ref #: 000999/CBN/7535/2006.

THIS IS TO FORMALLY INFORM YOU OF THE LATEST ARRANGEMENT BY OUR
GOVERNMENT TO FINALLY LAY TO REST THE ISSUE  OF  FOREIGN CONTRACTORS  /FUND BENEFICIARIES WHOSE CONTRACT PAYMENT/INHERITANCE FUNDS HAVE NOT BEEN PAID.                                 

THIS IS WITH A VIEW TO ASCERTAINING WHY THIS PAYMENT HAS BEEN DELAYED
TILL DATE.

WORKING ON THE DIRECTIVE FROM THE PRESIDENCY, THROUGH THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, MRS. NENADI USMAN, I AND MY TEAM HERE AT THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OFFINANCE, ARE TO REVIEW YOUR FILE AND PARTICULARS, WITH A VIEW TO A FINAL APPROVAL FOR YOUR FUNDS TO BE RELEASED AND PAID TO YOU.

ALSO, WE WANT TO BE SURE OF THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR OR FUND
BENEFICIARY AS APPROPRIATE, GIVEN THE DISCREPANCY THAT AROSE AS TWO (2) PEOPLE, ONE NIGERIAN AND A FOREIGNER, HAVE COME TO CLAIM THIS MONEY STATING THAT YOU HAVE DIED,

AND HAVE TENDERED NEW BENEFICIARY'S BANK ACCOUNTS.

SO CONFIRM YOUR CONTRACT INFORMATION/PARTICULARS TO ME IMMEDIATELY FOR ANEXPEDITED ACTION ON THIS MATTER.

 GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THE ALTERNATIVE EMAIL FOR MORE BRIEFINGS,
(frankuba1994@yahoo.com)

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.FRANK UBA
DIRECTOR,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

 

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