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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:
  • "from the desk of" (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.
  • nigeriawalteriweala1@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "walter iweala" <w_iweala@rediffmail.com>
Date: 23 Nov 2006 10:26:04 -0000
Subject: JOINT INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRY


JOINT&nbsp; INVESTMENT IN YOUR COUNTRYFROM THE DESK OF MR WALTER IWEALA DIRECTOR NATIONAL ELECTRIC POWERAUTHORITY NIGERIAwalteriweala1@yahoo.com
IRRESPECTIVE OF SIMILAR MAIL LIKE THIS, I WOULD LIKE TOINFORM YOU THAT THIS MY REQUEST IS NOT A SCAM OR FRAUD.
Sir,
I am Mr walter&nbsp; Iweala husband to the&nbsp; former finance ministerin my country.
I want to invest in a joint venture buiness in yourcountry, but I have not been to your country before Itherefore want you to assist me for a joint business.
Due to problem of sending money out of our country frombank, I therefore want you to come to abroad and claim $10million dollars which I deposited with a security companyas a personal effect. The reason was because as a topgovernment official, we are not allow to own a foreignaccount/investment. I therefore want to use your contact asthe owner of the box.
The money was concealed in a box, but the content of thebox was not known by the security company. All you shoulddo, is to contact the security company in abroad with thecertificate of deposite of the box which I will send to youas the owner of the box.
If you are ready to assist me I will give you 30% of the$10million.
I await your urgent responds.
WALTER IWEALA

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