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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:

• 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.
  • +2348028597398 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Tony Johnson <mrtonyjohnson01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrtonyjohnson01@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 1 Oct 2007 16:23:25 +0100
Subject: Good Day,



Good Day,

Do accept my sincere apologies if my mail does not meet your personal Ethics. I introduce my self as Mr.Tony Johnson a Retiered staff in the accounts, management Section of a well-known bank here in Nigeria Known as UNION BANK OF NIGERIA.

One of our accounts with holding balance of $USD145,500,000.00 has been dormant and last operated in the past 3 years.

From my investigations and confirmations, the owner of this account is a Foreigner by name ENGR STEVE MOORE died on the 18th of July 2006 on a plane crash.

Since then nobody has done anything as regards the claiming of this money as he has no family Member who is aware of the existence of either the account nor the Funds.Information from the National Immigration also states that he was single on entry into Nigeria.

I have confidentially discussed this issue with some of the Bank officials and we have agreed to find a reliable foreign partner to deal with. We thus propose to do business with you, standing as the next of kin of these funds from the deceased and funds released to you after due processes have been followed.

This transaction is totally free of risk and troubles as the fund is Legitimate and does not originate from drug, money laundry, terrorism or any other Illegal act.
Please if you know that you are interested in this urgent business relationship,let me hear from you soon for more details.

On your interest, let me hear from you .

Best Regards,

Mr.Tony Johnson.
+2348028597398

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