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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:
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• 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.
  • muhammadu@kred.com
  • @aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: muhammadu@muhammaduabubakar.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 17:41:52 +0100 (CET)
Subject: URGENT RESPONDS NEEDED FROM ALIHAJI MUHAMMADU SAAD ABUBAKAR 111.


URGENT RESPONDS NEEDED FROM ALIHAJI MUHAMMADU SAAD ABUBAKAR 111.

My name is Ahlaji. Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III, the new sultan of the northern state, Sokoto of Nigeria.
I need your services in a confidential matter regarding consignment out of a family beneficiary deposit. This requires a private arrangement please.

You will receive these funds of US$ 50,000,000.00 under a diplomatic claims in Two Truck boxes.
All legal documents have been carefully worked out to ensure a risk free transfer. I am willing to pay a generous management fee to you as well as appreciation as soon as this transaction is completed.

I have all the details and our correspondences will be via email for now because of my new replacement of my brother (Ahlaji Muhammadu Maccido) who recently died in Sunday's plane crash in Abuja-Nigeria that killed 96 people.

The funds in question are quite large. I will expect a straight answer from you. Yes or no. If yes,
Kindly furnish me with your personal information which includes your direct cell phone and fax number, your address and other details of yours through the below my private email, then lets work out the modalities on how to move this consignment to your country for investment. You can read more about me through WTOP online site (www.wtop.com/?nid87&sid–2468) and let this transaction be confidencial and urgent because you are the only person i have contacted for now and i got your email from the online directory. Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

Insha'Allah,
Alihaji. Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III.
Private Email: muhammadu@kred.com
muhammadusaad @aim.com

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