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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:
  • "utmost confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • james_ugom@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "james ugo martins" <jamesugom@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 27 Aug 2007 13:25:13 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: Looking Forward To Your Favourable Reply.


FROM:ENGR. JAMES UGO MARTINS
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDING
NIGERIA DIRECTORATE OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES=20
ABUJA.

ATTENTION:
DEAR SIR,
I AM ENGR. JAMES UGO MARTINS THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE,=
NIGERIA DIRECTORATE OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES (NDPR). ALTHOUGH I NEVER COM=
E IN CONTACT WITH YOU BEFORE NOW, BUT I AM WRITING YOU TO SEEK
YOUR ASSISTANCE TO ENABLE US SECURE SOME FUNDS PLEASE FOR MY DISTUBANC=
ES IN ANY CASE .
=20
I HAD A FRIEND , AN AMERICAN BY NAME MR. MORRIS THOMPSON WHO DIED IN A =
PLANE CRASH SOMETIME AGO,YOU CAN VISIT THIS SITE FOR MORE DETAILS ABOUT=
MR.MORRIS THOMPSON.
http://www.cnn.com/2000/US/02/01/alaska.airlines.list=20

AS THE CHAIRMAN OF (NDPR) I USED MR. MORRIS THOMPSON IN EXECUTING SOME =
CONTRACTS IN OUR MINISTRY AS A FRONT, WHICH THE PAYMENT IS STILL UNCLAI=
M DUE TO HIS UNTIMELY DEATH .MEANWHILE AS THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT =
AWARDING COMMITTEE IN THE MINISTRY I CAN NOT COME OUT ALONE TO CLAIM TH=
E USD$109MILLION OUTSTANDING CONTRACT PAYMENT DUE TO MR.MORRIS THOMPSON=
WITH OUR MINISTRY. THIS IS WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU FOR YOUR ASSISTANC=
E AS A FOREIGNER TO COME IN AND STAND AS MR.MORRIS THOMPSON'S DISTANCE =
RELATION SO THAT WE CAN CLAIM THIS CONTRACT PAYMENT THAT HAS BEEN APPRO=
VED FOR PAYMENT SINCE LAST YEAR.

CONVINIENTLY I KNOW THAT WE MUST DO SOME EXPENSES BEFORE GETTING THE NE=
CESSARY APPROVALS FROM OUR MINISTRY OF JUSTICE AND PROBATE COURT BEFORE=
THE CONTRACT PAYMENT WILL BE ALLOWED INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT, BUT WITH =
MY POSITION ,I WILL MAKE SURE THAT IT WILL BE DONE UNDER 14 BANKING WOR=
KING DAYS WITH YOUR ASSISTANCE FINANCILLY.FINALLY I HAVE MAPED OUT 5% O=
F THE TOTAL AMOUNT TO COVER THE RE-PAYMENT OF ANY EXPENSES THAT WE MIGH=
T HAVE MADE,AND YOU WILL GET 25% FOR ALL YOUR ASSTANCE MAKING IT 30% O=
F THE TOTAL CONTRACT FUND,YOU WILL KEEP 70% IN YOUR CUSTODY PENDING MY =
RETIREMENT.=20
=20
SIR IF YOU ARE INTERESTED TO HELP ME,DO CONTACT ME,URGENTLY WITH YOUR =
CONTACT ADDRESS ,TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS AND YOUR BANKING INFORMATIONS TO=
ENABLE ME PROCURE THE NECESSARY DOCUMENTATION THROUGH A LAWYER WHO WIL=
L APPLY ON YOUR BEHALF FOR THE RELEASE OF THE CONTRACT PAYMENT TO YOU A=
S THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR.MORRIS THOMPSON=20

NOTE: I WISH TO LET YOU KNOW THAT THIS IS A DEAL AND YOU MUST TREAT IT=
WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY. ALSO IT IS MY WISH TO RETIRE ON CONFIRMA=
TION THAT THIS FUND HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY YOU IN YOUR ACCOUNT.I WILL INV=
EST SOME PART OF THIS FUND IN ANY PROFITABLE BUSINESS VENTURE OF YOUR C=
HOICE IN YOUR COUNTRY,AS I WILL RE-ENTER THE BUSINESS OF CRUDE OIL LIFT=
ING THAT I KNOW VERY WELL.
=20
THANKS,
=20
AWAITING YOUR RESPONSE VIA :james_ugom@yahoo.fr
ENGR.JAMES UGO MARTINS.

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