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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "diplomatic security company" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abidjan" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • bar_mohammedstamps02@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "stampsmohammed114"<stampsmohammed114@myway.com>
Reply-To: bar_mohammedstamps02@excite.com
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:12:49 -0500 (EST)
Subject: Barrister Mohammed Stamps


Dear Sir/Madam.I am Barrister Mohammed Stamps. And i represent the family of the Late Gen. Sanni Abacha former Nigerian Military Head of State who died mysteriously as a result of Cardiac Arrest. Since the Death of my Client General Sani Abacha, his family has being under Government restriction of movement and that not withstanding, they have being molested, policed and their Bank Account both here and abroad has being frozen by the Nigerian Civilian Government. Furthermore, my Client’s elder son Mohammed Abacha, has being detent for several Charges and finally released by the Nigerian. Following the recent discovery of my Client's Bank Account by the Nigerian Government with Swiss Bank in which the huge sum of US$700Million and DM450Milllion was logged. I therefore decided to contact you in confidence that I was able to move out the sum of US$25Million Dollars, which was secretly lodged in a trunk box and deposited with a Security Company in Abidjan as materials of
Inheritance. I therefore personally, appeal to you seriously and religiously for your urgent assistance to move this money into your country where I believe it will be safe and i have being able to moved my Client entire family to Abidjan and i am presently with them as a result of the contact monitoring of my Client family members by the Nigeria Government.I will arranged to meet you for a face to face meeting outside Abidjan, in order to liaise with you toward effective completion of this transaction. However, arrangements have been put in place to move this money out of the country in a secret vault through a diplomatic security company, from where it is presently deposited in Abidjan as soon as you indicate your interest, please you will have to forward to me your Telephone Number, Fax Number and your Postal Address so that i can send to you the Certificate of Deposit and other necessary documents, so that you can help to claim the luggage. Conclusively, we have agreed to
offer you 30% of the total sum while 70% is to be held on trust by you until we decide on a suitable business investment in your country.Please reply urgently and treat with absolute confidentiality and sincerity. Best Regards, Barrister Mohammed Stamps.Please do reply me via bar_mohammedstamps02@excite.com

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