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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • sadigwe10@strompost.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mr.Jonathan Mutambara" <sadigwe110@strompost.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: sadigwe10@strompost.com
Date: Thu, 24 May 2007 16:49:25 +0100
Subject: HELLO CAN WE WORK TOGETHER? Mr.Jonathan Mutambara REQUEST!

FROM: Mr. Mr.Jonathan Mutambara
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
TEL 234 7034512171
Email: sadigwe10@strompost.com

Dear Friend,

Let me start by introducing myself. I am Mr.Jonathan Mutambara, In charge of Credit and Foreign bills of my Bank, AMALGAMATED BANK OF Nigeria.
I have an obscured business suggestion for you. One of our accounts with a holding balance of Money Valued USD35,000,000.00 .(Thirty Five Million Dollars only) has been dormant and has not been operated for the past six years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner
of this account Mr. Andreas Schranner a citizen of Germany who perished in a plane crash [Concorde Air Flight AF4590] with the whole passengers aboard on 31 July2000. And for your perusal you can view this web site:http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm and since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money because he has no family members who are aware of the existence of the account nor the funds.

Also Information from the National Immigration stated
that he was also single on entry into Nigeria.

I have secretly discussed this matter with some of the bank officials and we agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with.

This transaction is totally risk and trouble free as
the fund is legitimate and does not originate from
drugs, money laundering, terrorism or any other illegal act.

The sharing of the fund between us, is as follows; 40% of the total sum will go to you for your effort and commitment to the success of this transaction. 60% for me and my colleague's.

Forward your reply to sadigwe10@strompost.com

Best Regards,
Mr.Jonathan Mutambara
Email: sadigwe10@strompost.com

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