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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 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)
  • "ho cambiato indirizzo!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348060081855 (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.
  • sen.wada22@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • wada23@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Senator=20Wada=20Tawar?= <sen.wada22@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: wada23@jmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 01:52:16 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: CONTRACTOR SERVICES NEEDED URGENTLY


Ho cambiato indirizzo!Puoi ora scrivermi a questo indirizzo: sen.wada22@yahoo.it



- FROM: SENATOR TAWAR WADA NATIONAL ASSEMBLY COMPLEX THREE ARM ZONE P.M.B 141 ABUJA - NIGERIA. MOBILE: +2348060081855 FAX: +23498728367 EMAIL: wada23@jmail.co.za Good Day, I am Senator Tawar Wada, Ex- Chairman of committee on Niger Delta in the National Assembly,now chairman committee on Agriculture of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I write to Solicit for your assistance in helping to receive some funds into your account for safe keeping/investment. MY INVESTMENT PROPOSAL : I have the sum of US$31,000,000.00 (Twenty Nine Million Dollars) that I intend to transfer overseas through your assistance as a foreign partner. This money is as a result of Over provision in the Federal government budget for unpaid contract amount to foreign contractors who executed contracts in the Niger - Delta in the Petroleum industry. This over Budget was done by my committee, but all payments have been made to beneficiaries/contractors leaving behind the over budgeted amount to !
the turn US$31,000,000.00 which is currently deposited in the Nigeria Apex/Deposit Bank here in my country. But as politician I can not lay claim directly of the funds or operate any foreign account which is against political code of conduct of my position, hence I am calling for your assistance to process the documentation and transfer the amount to your acount within a very short period. This amount will be legally transfered to you so that we can have some lucrative investment together in your country. You will therefore, be standing as the beneficiary and I will through my contact process this fund into your custody. As soon as you consent to this, I will immediately send you titled documents to the fund in your name so you can lay legal claim for it. For your assistance/partnership I will share with you 25% and 70% for me and 5% for any expenses that may arise during the course of the transaction. The fund shall be transferred to you legally i!
n accordance to all laid down procedures governing transfer of funds
from the Central Bank of Nigeria. I have perfected all modalities for the successful transfer of this money to whom would be the beneficiary. I stand to reassure you that this transaction does not involved any risk and should be kept absolutely confidential and top secret. You can reach me through my contact details above for any further enquiry, Thank you for your anticipated cooperation as I await your response. Kind Regards,Senator Tawar Wada.

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