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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • lucasbm@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "lucas b m" <lucbmm2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lucasbm@myway.com
Date: Wed, 10 Jan 2007 03:21:00 -0800
Subject: Contract Business Deal for both of Us

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION
HEADQUARTERS- LAGOS ANNEX OFFICE.
FROM THE DESK OF MR LUCAS B.M.
Secretary Contract Awarding Committee

Dear ,

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.


After due consideration, I decided to forward this proposal to you.
I want a reliable person who could assist me to transfer the sum of TEN
Million United States Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) into his/her account.


This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us
under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for
payment by the concerned ministries.The contract has been executed,
commissioned and the contractor was paid the actual cost of the contract.


We are left with the balance of US$10,000,000.00 as part of the
over-invoiced amount, which i have deliberately over estimated, for my own.I
am contacting you to be my custodians for this fund. 40% for you (Account
Owner) .60% for me.As you may want to know and to make you less curious, I
got your address from adverts, in business directory that portrayed your
establishment in good light.


This transaction is very much free from all sorts of RISK and TROUBLE from
my or your Government. I have been exercising patience for this opportunity
for so long and to most of us this is a life time opportunity we cannot
afford to miss.To get this fund paid into your foreign establishment like
yours we will seek approval to transfer the fund within 7 banking days
through the BANK to your designated Bank Account.Consequently upon your
acceptance of my proposal i will let you know what is needed for us to
proceed.


kindly confirm you interest by revert email to me through my personal
e-mail: lucasbm@myway.com, your indication by revert email to me of your
sincere and serious interest will enable me email you the procedures.It will
surprise you why I choose you and trusted you for this transaction. Yes, I
believe that good friends can be discovered and business like this cannot be
realized without trust.This is why I have decided to trust you for this
transaction not withstanding that I do not know you in person and same with
you.


I am looking forward to doing this transaction with you.Be further informed
that everyone's interest and Security had been considered before I contacted
you. So be rest assured and fell free to go into this transaction with me.I
will come to your country to invest my share upon the confirmation from you
that the money has been credited into your nominated Bank Account.


But let honestly be our watch word throughout this transaction and your
prompt reply will be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

Best regards,

MR LUCAS B.M.

_________________________________________________________________
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