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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:
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • antifraudulentcommission_ng@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Acountant Faure Clinton <faureclintone@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <antifraudulentcommission_ng@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Jul 2007 13:18:39 +0100
Subject: ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION REPUBLIC OF TOGO



ATTENTION: Sir,

THIS IS ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION OF TOGO HEADED BY MR AMINU BELLO OF ANTIFRAUD COMMISSION. THIS COMMISSION WAS CREATED BY THE PRESIDENT OF TOGO, FAURE GNASSINGBE TO FIGHT AGAINST CORRUPTION AND THE ACTIVITIES OF TOGOLEASE FRAUDSTERS WHO HAVE PAINTED THE IMAGE OF TOGO BAD TO OTHER FOREIGN COUNTRIES. SIR, YOUR NAME APPEARED IN THE LATEST FEDERAL GOVERNMENT RELEASED BULLETIN AND ALSO FROM OUR SECURITY MONITORING,WE HAVE DISCOVERED THAT YOU WERE DEFRAUDED BY TOGOLEASE FRAUDSTERS WHO MADE YOU TO BELEIVE IN A TRANSACTION THAT WAS NOT IN EXISTENCE. SIR, YOU ARE GOING TO HELP THIS COMMISSION TO GET THESE PEOPLE THAT DEFRAUDED YOU ARRESTED. SIR, YOU ARE TO DO THIS BY SENDING TO US THE NAME AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS OF THOSE THAT DEFRAUDED YOU SO THAT WE CAN EASILY GET THEM ARRESTED FOR PROSECUTION. WE HAVE SO MANY OF THEM LANGUISHING IN JAIL NOW BECAUSE OF THE CRIME THEY COMMITTED. SIR,BECAUSE OF THIS,THE TOGOLEASE GOVERNMENT HAS DECIDED TO COMPENSATE ALL FOREIGNERS THAT WERE DEFRAUDED BY TOGOLEASE CON MEN WITH A TOTAL SUN OF $5,000,000.SIR,YOU STAND A GOOD CHANCE OF RECEIVING FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS COMPENSATION FUND TOGETHER WITH YOUR TOTAL CONTRACT SUM OF 12.5MILLION USD .

SIR,WE WANT TO EQUALLY INFORM YOU THAT THERE ARE SO MANY TOGOLEASE FRAUDSTERS HERE IN TOGO AND OUTSIDE TOGO INCLUDING YOUR COUNTRY . SIR YOU MUST BE VERY CAREFUL SO THAT THEY WILL NOT DECEIVE YOU AGAIN. SIR,YOU ARE TO HELP THIS HONOURABLE COMMISSION SO THAT WE CAN GET THESE CRIMINALS ARRESTED. SIR,I WILL ADVICE YOU TO SEND THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO US IMMEDIATELY SO THAT WE CAN COMMENCE OUR INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY. 1:YOUR FULL NAME AND ADDRESS. 2:YOUR BANKING INFORMATION. 3:YOU PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR MORE DISCUSSION.
4:THE TOTAL AMOUNT YOU WERE DEFRAUDED. 5:THE NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS OF THE FRAUDSTERS THAT DEFRUDED YOU. SIR,UPON RECEIPT OF ALL THIS INFORMATIONS,WE SHALL COMMENCE OUR INVESTIGATIONS IMMEDIATELY AND WITH ADEQUATE SERIOUSNESS ON YOUR SIDE,WITHIN 7 WORKING DAYS,YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR COMPENSATION FEE AND CONTRACT SUM OF 12.5MILLION USD. SIR,WE ARE LOOKING FORWARD TO RECEIVING YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE SO THAT OUR INVESTIGATIONS CAN START OFF.


Please reply :antifraudulentcommission_ng@yahoo.com

SINCERELY YOURS,ANTIFRAUD AMINU BELLO.
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