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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:
  • "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)
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • info.unitarinternationaldebtsettlement@mail.md
  • info.unitarinternationaldebtsett@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Mrs Suche ibukun <mrsucheibukun_8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrsucheibukunn@yahoo.se>
Date: Fri, 19 Oct 2007 05:38:19 -0400
Subject: APPROVED FUND ON YOUR BEHALF



APPROVED FUND ON YOUR BEHALF
Attn Hon Beneficiaries,

Your last name appears in my file two days ago, Through FMS office that you are among people approved to be paid half payment of $12.5million dollars. Signed by the Vice President of Federal Republic of Nigeria, On behalf of Mr. President, but due to the fact that some officials are using that opportunity to collect beneficiaries huge amount of money to satisfy their own desires before transfering their fund.

In view of this all files have been moved to the UNITAR INTERNATIONAL DEBT SETTLEMENT. for immediate remmitance of beneficiaries fund either through a master debit card or a bank transfer which way you shall choose best shall be accepted by the board on contact with the fund transfer units
If these information’s are required of you, to confirm with the one we have already here in our file, if you are the rightful owner to be paid.plsease get back to us with your information to enable us proceed on your payment immediately.

1) Your full name2) Your occupation and age/sex3) Your location and your house address4) Your marital status… 5) Your direct telephone number6) Your bank information or were you will like your fund to be transferred into.

Then you will have to contact this board and ask them to commence on the transfer of your funds immediately with this appended address below.

Name: MR. BEN MIKE
Vault House: UNITAR INTERNATIONAL DEBT SETTLEMENT.
Email Address: info.unitarinternationaldebtsettlement@mail.md
Client Advisor: info.unitarinternationaldebtsett@yahoo.com

Please get to them with this information’s urgently, thank and God bless you.

Mrs.Uche IbukunSpecial Adviser to Mr. President.




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