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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:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348082012997 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • fbpropertiesinvestmentt@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • richardbless1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "F. B. PROPERTIES AND INVEST LTD." <richardbless1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: fbpropertiesinvestmentt@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 07 Oct 2006 03:53:58 -0700
Subject: DOOR OPEN FOR FOREEIGN INVESTORS [Guarrantee]








FIRST BLESSING PROPERTIES AND INVESTMENT LTD.
[Register and Aproved by Govt in C.A.C.S.]
Zone 1, Wuse Area,Central Business District Abuja Nigeria.
Tel;+234-808-201-2997,+234-807-732-7232,
Email;fbpropertiesinvestmentt@yahoo.co.uk,richardbless1@yahoo.com

We are an advertising agency which offers professional service,advice and seek foreign potential investors in Nigeria.At the moment we have lot of business prospects in one of the most populated cities in Africa ie Lagos and also in Abuja the Multimillion dollars envirolment.It offers one of the most profitable base for foreign investors.

Similarly,we offer all other services required for the formation of a company or lucrative business empire that the cost ranges from thousands to millions of dollars.
Our genuiness and sincerity has no doubt as we have a track record on our agencys services.Also,further enquires can be made about us through your embassy.We are reliable,formidable and dependable services provider and we guarrantee the best professtional advice,lands,properties your company registration you would require to set up investment in Nigeria and we also help enquire hecters of land for estate building in centre Abuja and lagos.

We exercise genuine and true loyalty to foreign investors without fear of financial abuse,recklessness or misconduct.It's also of note that the rate of returns from these investments is very high.

We expect your cohesive and urgent response.

Best Regards,
Mr.R. I.Ebhodaghe.
Administrative Officer/Manager.
Note;Your thriving investment in Nigeria is our concern.
Trustworthy organisation is difficult to get.F.B.P.I.L.Guarrantee You.
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