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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Federal Ministry Of Fianace <fmf.ng03@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ng_fmf_office@yahoo.de>
Date: Tue, 25 Sep 2007 01:15:11 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIARY- ARE YOU DEAD OR ALIVE?



FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE5TH FLOOR, ANNEX 3NEW FEDERAL SECRETARIAT COMPLEX.SHEHU SHAGARI WAY,CENTRAL AREA ABUJA,NIGERIA.
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY
MY NAME IS SHAMSUDEEN USMAN, I AM THE MINISTER OF FINANCE, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. I AM CONTACTING YOU TO CONFIRM ACTUALLY IF YOU KNOW MS JANET NEWMAN WHO CLAIM TO BE YOUR BUSSINESS ASSOCIATE.
FOLLOWING THE PROTEST OF THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY, THE WORLD BANK, IMF AND THE INSTRUCTION FROM THE PRESIDENT AND THE COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF THE ARMED FORCE (PRESIDENT UMARU YAR'ADUA) THAT ALL OUTSTANDING FORIEGN DEBTS ESPECIALLY CONTRACT/INHERITANCE PAYMENT SHOULD BE RELEASED TO THE BENEFICIARIES UNCONDITIONALLY. JUST AS THIS WAS RESOLVED, A WOMAN CALLED TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO CLAIMING TO BE YOUR BUSSINESS ASSOCIATE AND THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND THAT SHE WILL TO LAY CLAIM TO THE FUND.
HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:NAME: Ms JANET NEWMANBANK NAME: CITI BANKBANK ADDRESS: NEW YORK, USA.ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428.ROUTING NUMBER: 122006743
THIS IS ALSO TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS OFTHREE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS HAS BEEN GAZZETED TO BE RELEASED.
WE NEED TO CONFIRM FROM YOU IF IT IS TRUE THAT YOU ARE DEAD AND IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BEHELD RESPONSIBLE FOR FALSE CLAIM. IF WE DID NOT HEAR FROM YOU AFTER TWO WEEKS (10 WORKING DAYS) OF THIS MAIL, IT WILL MEAN THAT YOU ARE ACTUALLY DEAD AND THE INFORMATION GIVEN TO US BY Ms JANET NEWMAN IS CORRECT.
PLEASE DO FURNISH ME WITH THE BELOW INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATION PURPOSES.1. FULL NAME2. AGE/OCCUPATION3. DIRECT TELEPHONE/MOBILE NUMBER FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.
YOUR SWIFT RESPONSE TO THIS MAIL WILL HELP THIS OFFICE ALOT TO AVERT THIS PLAN BY Ms JANET NEWMAN TO DIVERT YOUR FUND.
BEST REGARDS,DR SHAMSUDDEN USMANMINISTER OF FINANCE.FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

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