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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "diplomatic delivery"
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "huge amount of money" (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)
  • "the consignment " (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)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "diplomatic delivery" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Jane Coxen <j_coxen10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <jane_coxen1960@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Thu, 4 Oct 2007 16:28:38 +0100
Subject: Pay,master,africa devolopment bank



REQUEST FOR A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS FREE RISK TRANSACTION Email:stella_alade1963@yahoo.co.ukDear Sir/Madam,First, I will like to introduce myself. I am Miss. Stlla Alade Pay Master, African Development bank (ADB). I write in respect of the matter on ground.At about 17.45hours on Monday dated 1st October, 2007 the chief security officer (CSO) of ADB approached me, stating that thirty six boxes containing us$20.5 million dollar (Ten Million Five hundred thousand U.S. dollars) each is at his office, deposited as unclaimed fund and have be confiscated, and it has been mapped out to pay foreign contractors of the bank and next of kin’s funds with resave oil money, This fund is in a security proof box well padded with synthetic nylon. They have serial numbers (14 and 6) hidden under it and note this that what we indicated in courier company the real content of the boxes as film and photographic, this is for the security of the fund.We have been on this position for the past twelve years but I have nothing to show for it, this is the reason why the engineer Mr. Rotimi Olumide makes up his mind to use this as an opportunity to bring a better life to our family because soon we will be retire by the authority and no other means of survival, this is our last hope to succeed in life. The CSO have liased with me to look for a reliable foreigner who I think that is not going to cheat or eat the money so that two boxes has lready taken to a diplomatic delivery firm for sending. In this gesture I deem it wise to contact you I got your contact from your country chamber of commerce in an official library here as a contact of which I saw three contacts, I went to my pastor to seek advice that I got this three contact and I want to do business with one and I want an honest person out of the three contacts, he should decide for me, and he helped to fast over it and he indicated I should do the business with you then! I contacted you.please think about this very well before get back because there we be some chrags to clear to your cuntry when the boxes arive to your cuntry acordin't to the currer shiping compny. I want you to know that I have made every necessary arrangement on how the two boxes containing $20.5 million each approximately $21 million will get to you, what I need is your permission to carry on, due to the shipping payment has been arranged and insurance, right now the consignment is deposited in a safe deposit company and when I hear from you I would ask them to proceed immediately. If you are willing to do this business, reply urgently to help me give the lay down procedure on how you are going to receive the boxes through Cway courier shipping company and other secret code behead the sending.You can get in touch with me through this direct E-mail address: for confirmation on this receipt. For sharing modalities 30% for you while the rest is for me and engineer Rotimi Olumide. The reasons why I ade this contact to you are because we don’t want them to suspect and start investigating into our account, and the huge amount of money can not be spent here, and importantly we can not do the business with my friends who knows me because out of greediness they might expose the transaction to the authority these are the reason why we both seek for foreign partner. Thanking you for your kind assistance to help my familygrow. Waiting your immediate response.
God Bless you .Stella AladePay,master,africa devolopment bank
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