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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "adamuwazziri@terra.es" <adamuwazziri@terra.es>
Date: Tue, 28 Aug 2007 15:10:08 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: HELLO



Dear Friend,

I am Dr Adamu Waziri, executive Secretary petroleum Development Trust

Fund (PTDF), I would like to inform you that I would like to use your

account to transfer abroad the sum of $35,000,000 being sums received

from contract kick backs from the Petroleum Technology Development

Fund(PTDF). Remember that The Petroleum Technology Development Fund

(PTDF) was established to help train scholars in oil industry and also

to help finance infrastractures in the oil producing communities. You

can find details of the PDTF from the following websites.

http://www.nigeriafirst.org/printer_3059.shtml
http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f118092006.html
http://www.independentngonline.com/?c=183a=22974
http://www.dawodu.com/akinkoye1.htm
http://foreveryourlady.blogspot.com/2006/12/katakata-don-bust.html

So if you are interested about this let me have
a)Your name
b)address
c)telephone numebers

The information you provided will be used to obtain documents from the
board that will transfer the contract funds to you as a beneficiary.
Hoping to hear from you. When responding use the following email

address for security reasons:

Dr Adamu Waziri
Executive Secretary.





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