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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • kamailachambers@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "walta turey" <walta002@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kamailachambers@sify.com
Date: Wed, 21 Mar 2007 12:45:47 +0000
Subject: Urgent Response

Dear Mr./Mrs.

With the information obtained about your personal data, I cash-in with the
hope of a mutual relationship with you in the near future. My Name is Dr.
Walta kamaila; I am the Personal Assistants to First Lady Late Chief Mrs.
Stella Obasanjo, wife of the president of Nigeria who dies on Saturday 22nd
of OCT 2005 last Year.

We have unanimously resolved to confide in you for the claiming of the total
sum valued $23,000,000,00 million US Dollars from the central bank of
Nigeria But before her death she have final transfer this funds to
International Commercial Bank here In Accra Ghana. Where it will be for a
safe keeping avoiding any trace because of the Anti-Corruption Task Force
and EFCC set up in Nigeria.

This found was accrued to us through the Federal Government of Nigeria
(F.G.N) as a result of over invoiced contract in this sector and which is
unaccounted for and there has been no trace of said surplus fund. I have
concluded arrangement in the guise that the fund belongs to a foreign
sub-contractor from your country, as a turn-up contract from the development
of the RAW MATERIAL RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL (RMRDC) contracts.

As soon as you declare your capability and acceptance to claim said fund
from here Accra Ghana. I will forward all the documents that covered the
fund in the Bank to enable you apply to the bank as the next of kin so that
this fund will be transfer to your account in your country, then I will come
over with my family for the share of this fund, and every other useful
information will be disclosed to you in due come. Please I like to have your
phone/fax number and full address.

We shall discuss percentages of interest as soon as I hear from you.
Please send your mail at my private Email id: - kamailachambers@sify.com

Thanks for your anticipated co-operation and be guided accordingly. Curdier

Regards,
Dr Walta Kamaila.

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