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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:
  • "contract review panel" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • +2348023303394 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • richardsulliven11@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard sulliven <richardsulliven19@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: richardsulliven11@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 26 Jun 2007 14:20:07 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Foreign Partner


Foreign Partner
FROM: ENGR Richard Sullivan
Attn: Sir,
This is to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your assistance to enable me own a property and invest in the stable economy of your country.Accept my apologies if This mail does not suit your personal or business ethics. My name is Engr Richard Sullivan ,I am making this venture proposal to you in strict confidence. The money we want to invest was acquired from an over invoiced contract Proceed. This is in my capacity as the chairperson of the senate financial committee on foreign contracts verification and payments (Member, Contract Review Panel [CRP]). Our good fortune is that we are privy to such classified informat.
The amount in question is $12,500,000.00 USD (Twelve Million, five Hundred Thousand USD. As a senior civil servant in the Nigerian Government,our country's Prudential policy prohibits me from operating foreign account.If you would like toassist me as a partner, please kindly indicate your interest after which we shall Both discuss on the modalities.
All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will be revealed to you in due course. For your assistance, you shall receive 20% of the funds to be transferred and 10% will be set aside for all expenses incurred by both parties.I would appreciate if this proposal is kept confidential because of what I have explained above. Note that you can reach me urgently on my e-mail,
Please do indicate your direct telephone and fax number,your full addess ,age and occupation when replying to this business proposal. I will be calling you when necessary.
await to hear from you, You can call me with this number 234-8023303394.
pls reply throuth this e-mail box richardsulliven11@yahoo.com.hk
remain blessed.
Best regards,
ENGR Richard Sullivan


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