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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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.
  • sani_dantata1@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "SANI YUSUF DANTATA" <sanidantata@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 11:41:53 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONCE NEEDED.

Dear SIR/MADAM,

i am contacting you because i got your contact from one of the Directors
from the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA. he has giving me the confidence about you
and told me that your account will be able to accommodate such amount of the
money that i want to transfer today or tomorrow as the case may be. this is
to tell you the level of urgency needed.

the fund in question is gotten from over invoiced contract amount which is
ready to be transferred immediately. is $5.8million Dollars. am ready to
share 50/50 with you. you do not need to spend money. all i need from you is
maximum cooperation and trust and confidence.

upon your response i will tell you what to do and it will only take 2working
days to get the fund transferred. if you are scared to provide your account
please open a new one.

i will provide you my contact details as we proceed. i work with united bank
of Nigeria and a special consultant to the united bank on audit matters.

Regards,

SANI DANTATA

REPLY ME TO MY PRIVATE E-MAIL VIA
sani_dantata1@yahoo.com

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