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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.
  • +2348038228488 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Chuks Jacob <chuksj229@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <cjacob_01@excite.com>
Date: Sat, 6 Oct 2007 01:55:25 +0100
Subject: Re: Payment Notice



Sir,

Re: Payment Notice

I assumed office recently as the Director of Fund Transfer Monitoring Department, CBN. Records before me revealed a fund transfer in your favour, which has remained on-hold as a result of discrepancy/irregularities. May be it will interest you to know that I am willing to use my position and strengthen your file for immediate release of the fund to you, however, you will consent to give me .5% of payment on receipt of the payment.

If you are interested, I will work toward releasing the fund through our electronic payment scheme, which guarantees you an ATM Card that you will have the privilege to draw on any Interswitch Quickteller and ATM. I consider this option to save time and avoidance any advanced payment such as the COT. In order that I will revived your file and release your payment. Please reconfirm to me your complete address, phone and fax numbers, and gives me a scanned copy of your Identification, and state how much is the payment and the purpose.

Please take note this is proposition, I want you to treat it as confidential and to forestall any complication likely to trunked the release of the fund I strongly advice that you should stop further communication with any other person or office concerning the payment. You can contact me any time at 00234-803-8228488.

Yours truly,
Mr. Chukwuma Jacob

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