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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 us 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)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "charles soludo" (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.
  • mary.esoh@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MARY ESOH <deadpool606@msn.com>
Date: Sat, 16 Jun 2007 16:59:36 +0000
Subject: KEEP THIS CONFIDENTIAL!!!


Dear Friend,

I am Mary Esoh, permanent secretary to the Governor
which is Mr. Charles soludor, Governor of Central, Bank of Nigeria
(C.B.N) .

I have an opportunity to enter into my boss office ,that is where i saw the files of our foreign contractors and the data life CD 56k .

And the files that worth 15.6 million US dollars.C.B.N. officials asked me to prepare to submit the files, they have approved to our option payment centre in London but before then, you can get me on this line here in Nigeria 2348023145240.
And when l get to London, l will give you the number that l will be using there.

C.B.N officials are still on meeting to map out all the successful
contractors they will take there names to our option payment centre in
London. please if you are interested you can call me or mail me on my
private email address(mary.esoh@hotmail.com) to show me your interest and then you forward me your Banking information and your contact number, so that, l will slot the disc into the system so that it
reflect into your personal account l will call you to let you know that,the money have been sent into your account as soon as you confirm that the money is in you account, you call me what l will do is to prepare to come to your country and take my own share and seek some advice from you on how to invest my money in your country.

If you are not interested please l will want you to
keep it confidential because l have been losing opportunities
for the past years while others are using it to make more money.If my request is accepted before December 2007 , lwill sing praises, And if you are interested do not hesitate to ask any question.

Best Regard
Miss. Mary Esoh
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