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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • yemi_musa24@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • emaile-mail.yemi_musa02@myway.com
  • yemi_musa02@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: yemi musa <yemi_musa32@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 8 Oct 2007 05:48:36 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DR yemi musa


DR yemi musa

NO 10 FRANK LAYOUT IKEJA,
LAGOS NIGERIA
EMAILE-mail:yemi_musa24@yahoo.com
EMAILE-mail.yemi_musa02@myway.com

Attention Sir/Madam.

RE: TRANSFER OF USD10.500,000$ (TEN MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.
I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief Accountant and in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this Company(NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION) We scrutinized all records and the accounts of awarded and executed contracts of this company (NNPC) during the previous military regime, since the inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully uncover and mapped out a whopping sum of USD10.500,000 hundred thousand dollars, which we want to transfer into your account as

the beneficiary.
As top civil Servants, we are not authorized to operate foreign bank accounts hence our decision to use your account in full trust and confidence to transfer this money outside Nigeria. We have accepted you as our foreign partner and will regularize and update the approvals to reflect you as the true beneficiary of the contract sum USD USD10.500,000(TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR ONLY).Moreover,
it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require much engagements since we

have taken care of the deal in full capacity. We have resolved to give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance. If you are interested in this deal.
Remember to give to me your, contact address, phone and fax lines through which l can send you approved documents for your perusals. You will send me a letter of invitation immediately the money get into your account. I am anxiously waiting for your response with

hope that
you will understand the confidentiality of this transaction.
What we expect from your mail during reply are:
1. Name and Address of your bank
2. Your account number
3. the account beneficiary, Name and address
4. Your telephone and fax numbers, for easy communication.

Yours Faithfully,
Note: Please Get Back To Me Via This Alternative
E-mail:yemi_musa02@myway.com

E-mail:yemi_musa24@yahoo.com

Best Regards,
DR yemi musa


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