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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:
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +2348038723494 (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.
  • customercare.adbplcng@yahoo.se

Fraud email example:

From: Hary Johnson <foreign_remittance_department007@yahoo.se>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 12:56:03 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: {Disarmed} ACCOUNT OPENNING OPTIONS FROM THE AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK


Dear Ms Isana Jaeg,

I receive your email,and i see that you are a very nice lady and also you are ready to get your winnings without any delay.i will also want to thank you for the idenfication you send to me, it shows that you are the real winner of the Shell Lottery International Online Promo 2007.

This is why i will take your matter as if is mine okey.i will also want to let you know that you have no problem with your EU social security taxation issues okey.i went to the bank today on your behalf and i will want you to read the below message is from the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK.you will have to do what ever they say to enable them transfer your funds to your without any delay okey so i will want you to read it carefully and get back to me immediately so the we can proceed....




From The Office Of:
Mr. Gray Walter (M.D)
Deputy Governor,
Financial Sector Surveillance
African Development Bank,
Tel:+234-803-872-3494
Email: customercare.adbplcng@yahoo.se

Date: 18th-August-2007.






Dear: Ms Isana Jaeg,


This is to acknowledgment the receipt of your e-mail and to confirm the validity of the winning notification you received from SHELL INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY.Be inform that you have to open one of the below account here in our bank before they could effect with the transfer of your $1,000,000.00 to you. This is because, we cannot just transfer your $1,000,000.00 to your account directly this is because you cannot take it out. With this, i will want you to choose from our wide reange of account so that we can set it up for you. After that we can then transfer you winnings into any of your norminated account there in your country.

NOTE: You will have to open an account here in our bank before the Shell International Lottery Board can transfer your funds from the Account here in our bank to you there in your country. These measures are standard financial regulations by AFRICAN UNION (AU) since the commencement of the global fight against terrorism and the enactment of the new anti-money laundry acts.

Have it in mind that your won prize cannot be deducted from, this is because the total amount has been insured to the real value. This is in accordance with section 13(1)(n) of the national gambling act as adopted in 1993 and amended on 3RD July 1996 by the constitutional assembly, this is to protect Its winners and to avoid misappropriation of funds.

ACCOUNT OPTIONS:

You have two options of accounts for your class of funds transfer; the 'Daily Account' and the 'Premium Account'. Please follow these details:

Premium Account: The Minimum Initial Deposit (MID) needed for the 'PREMIUM account' is $9.00. You are also required to pay an additional $590 (Five Hundred and Ninety Dollars) for logistics, processing(notarization), and the opening of an account with us. So, you are to pay $599 (Five Hundred And Ninety Nine Dollars) in total.

Daily Account: The Minimum Initial Deposit (MID) needed for the "DAILY Account' is $8.00. You are also required to pay an additional $470 (Four Hundred And Seventhy Dollars) for logistics, processing(notarization), opening of account with us. So, you are to pay $478 (Four Hundred and Seventy Eight Dollars) in total.

You must open one of these accounts to facilitate the transfer of your funds from the AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK for onward remittance of your funds.


Thanks in advance for banking with us.

Yours Sincerely,


From: Mr. Gray Walter (M.D)
Deputy Governor,
Financial Sector Surveillance
African Development Bank,
Tel:+234-803-872-3494
Email: customercare.adbplcng@yahoo.se








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