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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • unitednation_imfo.002@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "James Williams" <jameswilliams65@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jameswilliams.1@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 04 Apr 2007 19:39:19 +0000
Subject: I look forward to receive your response

(INTERNATIONAL FUNDS TRANSFER / AUDIT UNIT)
UNITED NATIONS(WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME)
DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.
870 UNITED NATIONS PLAZA 2-A NEW YORK NY 10017
WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT.

IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT.
We have actually been authorized by the presidency, Republic of Nigeria and
the governing board of central bank of Nigeria to investigate the
unnecessary delay of your payment, Recommended and approve your claims for
payment if certified as genuine. During the course of our investigation, we
discovered with dismay that your payment of Six Million and Five Hundred
Thousand Dollars($6.5M)has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials
of the Bank who are Trying to divert your money into their private accounts,
to forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your
personal Identification number (PIN) and your transfer access code
(T.A.C),this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund,we have
also agreed with the Presidency that we will handle this payment ourselves
to avoid the hopeless situation created by the Officials of the central Bank
of Nigeria.

We obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment from the
presidency we are happy to inform you that based on our
recommendation/instructions; your Entire Inheritances fund has been credited
in your favour through our overseas paying bank.

You are therefore advice send to contact Michael Douglas Director in charge
of Pin and access code United Nations Liaison Office Abuja-Nigeria OR
EMAIL:unitednation_imfo.002@hotmail.com
to collect your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access
code. As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank
they will credit your account without delay.

NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO FURNISH REV.DR.HEDGES WITH YOUR
CORRECT CONTACT INFORMATION TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND
INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.
1.YOUR FULL NAME.
2.PHONE, FAX AND MOBILE #
3.COMPANY'S NAME, POSITION AND ADDRESS.
4.PROFESSION, AGE AND MARITAL STATUS.
5.SCAN COPY OF INTL PASSORT OR ANY VALID ID AS FORM OF
IDENTIFICATION.

We expect your urgent response to this email to enable us monitor this
payment effectively.
CONGRATULATIONS.

CAPT. JAMES WILLIAMS.
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.

_________________________________________________________________
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