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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348033985471 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Director Finance <infofmf_nig@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: infofmf_ng@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2007 11:42:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam,


Dear Sir/Madam,

I was instructed by the president to find out before the end of this month, why your contract/claim fund have not been credited to your account after instruction has been passed to all various quarters that all overdue contract/claim payment should be released as a lot of petitions by contractors has been received by the president.

On proper verifications from your contract/claim payment this office will shortlist/program your payment as prove of execution is established on your contract file/claim. This office sympathy with you for falling victim of circumstance during the past ruler ship as all your dealings was through the back door to get your contract/claim sum released.

Also all deductible charges/costs would be deducted before final crediting. The new civilian administration has taken full steps to checkmate those fraudulent practices that have given us bad name in the past/now.

Henceforth, you are advised on your own interest in order to achieve and establish a good working relationship with this office, stop every communication or entertain any call from any government office/s till you receive your fund into your account before the shortlistment of your fund, you are advised to;
YOUR FULL NAME ADDRESS
CELL/PHONE AND NUMBERS
RECONFIRM YOUR BANK DETAILS
CONTRACT/CLAIM AMOUNT
to avoid any wrong transfer through our corresponding bank that would make final crediting to your nominated account.
We advise you to give us your sincere co-operation to enable us serve you better and we religiously apologies your plight on the delay of your overdue contract/claim.

Thanks for your usual understanding and co-operation as I wait for your call at the hours of 9 am to 6pm Nigerian local time.

Yours faithfully
Marcus N Kemas
Director Federal Ministry of Finance (Nigeria)
+ 234-8033-985471

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