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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.
• 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.
  • edith7@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "drmikehindere1@terra.es" <drmikehindere1@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 9 Feb 2007 10:46:31 +0100 (MET)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT



OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
OFFICE OF CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO GCFR
PRESIDENT AND COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF ARMY FORCES
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

ATTENTION:SIR/MA

OPERATION PAY THE OUTSTANDING DEBT TO
FOREIGNER(O.P.O.D.F)

THIS IS A NEW ORGANISATION THAT WAS COMMISSION THIS
MONTH BY THE PRESIDENT.THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR
OVER DUE INHERITANCE/CONTACT FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZZETED
TO BE RELEASED, BECAUSE THE PRESENT GOVERNMENT CHIEF
OLUSEGUN OBASANJO (GCFR) WILL HANDOVER IN 29 MAY
2007,HE WANT TO MAKE SURE HE DON'T HAVE ANY BAD RECORD
DURING HIS TENURE.

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT HAVE MAPPED OUT 1.9 BILLION DOLLARS
TO COMPENSATE YOU WITH SUM OF FOUR MILLION
DOLLARS(4M). ALL THE FOREIGNER THAT HAVE ANY
TRANSACTION HERE IN NIGERIA AND FRAUD VICTIM , PRESENT OR PAST.YOU
ARE ADVISE TO FORWARD YOUR CONTACT BELOW TO THE
SECRETARY OF FEDERATION MRS EDITH EGOBIA E-mail:
edith7@myway.com

YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS.
YOUR TEL OR MOBILE
YOUR AGE.

FOR RECORD PURPOSE, THE BANK DRAFT WILL BE PREPARE WITH YOUR NAME
AS SOON AS YOU RESPOND TO THE SECRETARY FOR FINAL
PAYMENT.IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT
SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.YOUR COMPENSATION
(FUND)WILL BE RETURN TO FEDERAL TREASURY ACCOUNT.WE
APPOLOGISE ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE GOOD
CITIZEN OF NIGERIA FOR ANY DELAY. THE PRESIDENT
PROMISE THIS WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.

BEST REGARDS

DR. MIKE HINDERE
LEGAL ADVISE TO THE PRESIDENT.

CC: ALL FOREIGN OUTSTANDING DEBT
CC: UNION BANK OF NIGERIA.
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [O.P.O.D.F]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA





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