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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:
  • "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.
  • johnduru3@mail.ru (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john duru" <johnduru1964@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnduru3@mail.ru
Date: Sat, 03 Feb 2007 10:34:41 +0100
Subject: Greetings

Dr.John Duru
Director General,
Policy and International Development
Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs
33 Malony street, Ikoyi
Lagos, Nigeria.

RE: PAYMENT SOLUTION

Greetings,

My name is Dr.John Duru, I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/business of this magnitude, but this is due to Confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium. In unfolding this proposal, I want
to count on you, as a respected and honest person to handle this
project/transaction with sincerity, trust and confidentiality.

Let me use this opportunity to introduce myself briefly to you, I am Dr.John
Duru , a Senior Director with the Federal Ministry of Foreign Affairs. My
office monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial
institutions in my country concerned with foreign contract payments. I am
the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of funds moving within
banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign
contracts settlement. I have before me, list of funds which could not be
transferred to some nominated accounts as these accounts have been
identified either as ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits or over-invoiced sum
etc.

Now listen carefully please. I write to present you to the federal
government that you are among the people expecting the funds to be
transferred into their accounts. On this note, I wish to have a deal with
you as regards to the unpaid certified contract funds. I have every file
before me and the data's will be changed into your name to enable you
receive the fund into your nominated account as the contractor/beneficiary
of the fund amount $20 Million U.S.D.

It is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the
federal government treasury and reserve accounts as unclaimed deposits. I
have the opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received 2
days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments to Foreign Debts to
submit the list of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of
revenues.
Among several others, I have decided to remit this sum following my idea
that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS ARE AS FOLLOWS.

1. You will give me and my colleagues 50% at of the total sum as soon as you
confirm the total fund in your designated account. 45% will be for you for
your effort while 5% should be set aside for any miscellaneous expenses.

2. This transaction must be kept highly secretive as I am still in service
to avoid public notice and all correspondence will be strictly by mail and
phone as you will be instructed as soon as I have your attention.

3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative. If you agree with
my conditions, I will intimate you with the procedures to enable me fix your
name on the payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate.

4. Your response to this email must be sent to Email: johnduru3@mail.ru


I hope you don't reject this offer as this great opportunity comes but once
in one's entire life. Conclusively, I look forward to reading from you.

Regards,
Dr.Duru.

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