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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • funds_investigation6822@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mail.99@terra.es" <mail.99@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 2 Jul 2007 10:41:30 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS



NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECNIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT
ANTI-FRAUD UNIT
4TH FLOOR MARY LAND
LAGOS NIGERIA
MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH.

FROM THE DESK OF: MR MARTINS OKOH.
DEPUTY: DR DONALD SMITH

RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS

SIR/MA,

BASED ON THE FINDING IN THIS INVESTIGASTION
DEPARTMENT WE WISH TO WARN YOU AGAINST SOME TOUTS.
WE HAVE BEEN INFORMED THAT SOME TOUTS ARE CONTATING
YOU IN RESPECT TO THE COLLECTION OF YOUR FUND IN THE TOTAL
SUM OF $35 MILLION U.S.A DOLLARS THAT WAS LONG APPROVED IN
YOUR FAVOUR THROUGH THE AFICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK OF NIGERIA.

AS A MATTER OF FACT WE HAVE BEEN ON THIS INVESTIGATION
ASSIGNMENTS FOR SOME TIME CODELY KNOWN TO NO ONE BUT
THE PRESIDENCY AND SOME TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL WHO ARE IN
SUPPORT OF THIS INVESTIGATION TEAM TO HELP STOP
FRAUDALENT ACTIVITIES IN THIS COUNTRY.

ALTHOUGH WE HAVE BEEN ABLE TO COME UP WITH SOME GOOD
RESULT ABOUT THE PEOPLE THAT HAVE EXTORTED MONEY FROM YOU
ILLEGALLY AND I WISH TO LIST THEM SO THAT YOU WILL PERSONALLY
INDICATE THEM BY WRITTING BACK BECAUSE WE WANT TO MAKE YOUR
PAYMENT TO YOU WITHOUT ANY DELAY BUT WE MUST SURELY DEAL AND
BRING THIS NAMES TO BOOK IF ONLY YOU WILL INDICATE CORRECTLY
ANY OF THEM.

THE NAMES OF THE TOUTS THAT HAVE BEEN ARRESTED ARE AS FOLLOWS

1)PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2)CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)TONY DUKE
4)BARRISTER AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)MR.KALIN AUTEN AYO
8)MR. ERNEST CHUKWUDI EBI DEPUTY GOVERNOR - POLICY /
BOARD MEMBER
9)MR. TUNDE LEMO DEPUTY GOVERNOR - FINANCIAL SECTOR
SURVEILLANCE /
BOARD MEMBER
10)MR.JOHN OBI
11)MRS. W. D. A. MSHELIA
DEPUTY GOVERNOR - CORPORATE SERVICES / BOARD MEMBER
THE ABOVE LISTED NAMES ARE BEEN TRACED/INVESTIGATED BY
THE POLICE AND SOME OF THEM HAVE ELOPE THE COUNTRY AND
NOTE THAT IF ANY OF THEM IS CAUGHT AND FIND GUILTY HE/SHE WE GO
TO JAILED FOR 25 YEARS(TWENTY FIVE YEARS) AS IT IS UNDER
THE DEGREE 47 OF THE CONSTITUITION OF THIS BANK UNDER
SECTION OF CRIMINAL LAW.

SO WE ARE WAITING FOR YOU TO WRITE US AND INFORM US IF
ANY OF THE ABOVE NAMES HAVE ONCE CONTACTED YOU IN RESPECT
TO THE YOUR FUND IF YES DONT WASTE TIME TO INDICATE IT
IMMEDIATELY.

NOTE THAT THE ONLY OFFICE/PAYING BANK THAT HAVE RIGHT TO PAY
OR CONTACT YOU IN THIS TRANSFER IS THE AFICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK
OF NIGERIA WHICH IS BEEN HEADED BY THE BANK GOVERNOR.
YOU MUST DEAL DIRECTLY WITH THEM AND DO WHAT SO EVER YOU ARE
ASKED TO DO BECAUSE THAT IS THE ONLY WAY YOU WILL ACHIVE THE SUCCESS OF THE TRANSACTION.

WE APPLOGISE ON BEHALF OF THE PRESIDENT AND THE PEOPLE OF
NIGERIA FOR ANY DEALY AND LOST THIS MOST HAVE COURSED YOU
AND PROMISE THAT SUCH THING WILL NOT HAPPEN AGAIN.AND IF YOU
ARE DEALING WITH ANY ONE OF THEM REGARDING THIS PAYMENT WE
URGE YOU TO STOP BECAUSE YOU ARE TAKING A BIG RISK AND YOU
NEVER FIND YOUR MONEY ANY WHERE BECAUSE YOUR MONEY IS WITH
THE ABOVE NAMED BANK.

FINALLY, WE ARE EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU TODAY
THANKS FOR YOUR GOOD UNDERSTANDING WHILE WE AWAIT YOUR
URGENT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL.

PLEASE CONTACT ME ON MY PRIVET MAIL BOX:funds_investigation6822@yahoo.fr


YOURS TRUELY,
MR MARTINS OKOH (CHAIRMAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT)
DR. DONALD SMITH(DEPUTY CHAIRMAN INVESTIGATION
DEPARTMENT).







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