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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "from the desk of" (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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: chinedu joe <nedu_joe@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 09:48:58 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED




FROM THE DESK OFMR NEDU JOE.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. 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,NEDU JOE.
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