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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i will like you to " (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "brain jones" <b-j-17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: brainjones_1@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2006 09:48:54 +0100
Subject: I have urgent and very confidential business proposition for you.

Dear Sir/Madam,
I am Mr. Brain jones, I have urgent and very confidential business
proposition for you. A Foreign Oil consultant/contractor with the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation( NNPC) Mr. Joshua Gabrielle, made a numbered
time (Fixed) Deposit for twelve calendar months, valued at $37.500 USD
(Thirty-seven Million, five hundred thousand Dollars)which is in my care.
This fund has carefully been deposited in a Custody of Transcorp Finance
Security link Ltd here in Nigeria, for safe-keeping. Consequently, my
proposal is that I will like you to stand in as the owner of the fund been
deposited in a Custody of Transcorp Finance Security link Ltd to claim the
fund out and lodge it in your account pending for my arrival for the
sharing.
I am writing you because I as well, need your help concerning this fund.
This is simple, I will like you to provide immediately

1) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS 2) YOUR FULL NAME AND MAILING ADDRESS
3) YOUR COMPANY NAME /POSITION 4)MARITAL STATUSE/ AGE 4) YOUR INTERNATIONAL
PASSPORT NUMBER 5) YOUR INCOME PER ANNIUM.
so that the necessary documents which will put you in place as the rightful
beneficiary of the fund will be prepared by an attorney immediately.
Regards,
Mr Brain jones.
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This is not a joke neither a junk, this is regarding to life benefit. Please
Do take this message seriously thank you.

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