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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)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "cotonou" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Sir Peters.V Lokosa" <drvin_ben50@hotmail.fr>
Reply-To: <drvin_ben50@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 12 Jul 2007 20:40:35 +0100
Subject: CONTRACT OFFER..



Dear Sir/Madam, I am Sir Peters V.Lokosa , the Director/Ceo of Lokosa & Fils which is located at C/45 Zongo Cotonou Benin Rep., I want to use this opportunity to let you know that we are accredited commission agent to the Government of Benin and Ghana on contract allocation to foreign Companies around the Globe. The Government of Ghana have mapped out a huge amount of money for rural developments and some part of the Money has been budgetted for the supply of the following products to the related Ministries here in Ghana The products needed urgently are as stated below: The Government of Ghana through the African Union is looking for reputable companies to bid for the supply of the following:
1 One Million Units Of T-Shirts.(Specification on request)2 Laboratory Supply
3 One Million units of security doors
4 Medical Equipment5 Food Stuffs.6 One Million Units of Children's Polo Shirts and Jackets.7 One Million Units of Antistatic Garments8 Energy Drinks and Textile Dyeing9 Mosquitoe Nets.

This tender is open to all reputable companies from different parts of the world and I am going to act as your local agent on commission basis. Please, if this interests you, kindly reply back to me so that I can give you every details of this project and how we are going to participate in this Bid. Sir Peters V.Lokosa /Ceo
Tel:00229 93415952
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