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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.
  • chinazor_dr@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chinazor Nnaya" <chinazor.dr2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chinazor_dr@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 28 Apr 2007 14:56:01 -0600
Subject: LOOKING FOR JOB ON BOARD THE SHIP

HELLO DEAR SIR/MA

MY NAME IS CHINAZOR J. NNAYA, I CAME ACROSS YOUR EMAIL IN A FISHING SITE, AND I AM CONTACTING YOU TO KNOW IF YOU ARE LOOKING FOR A HELPER WHO WILL HELP YOU IN  YOUR FISHING JOB, OR IF YOU KNOW OF ANY BODY, COMPANY THAT IS LOOKING FOR WORKERS, PLEASE I WILL BE HAPPY IF YOU CAN CONTACT ME BACK IF YOU HAVE ANY INFORMATION ON MY REQUEST. NOT ONLY FISHING ANY KIND OF SHIP THAT IS LOOKING FOR WORKERS BELOW ARE MY INFORMATION.

REASONS FOR MY APPLICATION

I LOVE TO WORK IN A FISHING BOAT/ TANKER SHIP/ CARGO SHIP/ PASSENGER SHIP AND MANY MORE SHIPS  BECAUSE OF MY HOBBIES ARE TRAVELING MEETING PEOPLE, MAKING FRIENDS AND FISHING, AND I KNOW WHEN I WORK IN A FISHING BOAT I WILL BE ABLE TO TRAVEL AND MEET PEOPLE AND AS WELL MAKE
GOOD FRIENDS DO MY FISHING TOO, AND AGAIN I HAVE ALWAYS LIKED TO WORK ON THE SEA, THAT IS WHY I HAVE TRAVELED FROM NIGERIA TO GHANA FOR MY MANDATORY COURSES TO LEARN MORE ABOUT SEA AND THINGS TO DO, AND THINGS
THAT I SHOULD NOT DO. THE ABOVE REASONS ARE WHY I HAVE CHOSEN TO CONTACT YOU.

FIRST NAME: CHINAZOR

LAST NAME: NNAYA

ADDRESS, NUMBER: 13, RAZAQ-GBADAMOSI AVE AGUDA SURULERE, LAGOS-NIGERIA

ZIP CODE, PLACE: 23401 LAGOS- NIGERIA

COUNTRY: NIGERIA

TELEPHONE NUMBER 234-1- 819-7854 OR 234-8035282892

EMAIL ADDRESS chinazor_dr@yahoo.co.uk

DATE OF BIRTH, 25/12/1984(25TH DECEMBER 1984)

PLACE OF BIRTH NIGERIA

PASSPORT NUMBER: A2317082 EXPIRY DATE: 04/FEB/2009

EDUCATION: BASIC EDUCATION, FIRST SCHOOL LEAVING CERTIFICATE, REGIONAL MARITIME ACADEMY ACCRA GHANA, CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING PERSONAL SURVIVAL TECHNIQUES, CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING ELEMENTARY FIRST AID, CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING FIRE PREVENTION AND FIRE FIGHTING, CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING PERSONAL SAFETY AND SOCIAL RESPONSIBILITIES.

LANGUAGES: ENGLISH

HOBBIES: TRAVELING, MEETING NEW PEOPLE, MAKING GOOD FRIENDS, FISHING.

COMPUTER SKILLS: GOOD IN SEARCHING.

 I WILL BE HUMBLY HONOURED IF MY REQUEST IS GRANTED.

THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR READING MY C.V AND UNDERSTANDING. HAVE A NICE DAY
AND GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR GREAT COMPANY..

YOURS SINCERELY,
CHINAZOR .J. NNAYA

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