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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • obasekinow@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "dr.jackson obaseki" <dr.jackson6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <obasekinow@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 20 Oct 2007 10:16:53 +0100
Subject: Dear Friend,



Dear Friend,I, Dr. Jackson Gaius Obaseki, the formal Group Managing Director of Nigerian National PetroleumCorporation(NNPC), in conjunction with my colleague, Engr. Funsho Kupolokun also formal GMDNNPC, write this letter to you as an introduction and extention of our hands of friendship and establishing ameaningful business relationship with you.We got your contact through your country chamber of Commerce and because of our desires to invest incapital market / other valuable business in your country, like Telecommunication or real estate. We feel that your firmâ??s particularsense of global investment would be of immense benefit to this project.We need a reliable partner that can be trusted with fund of $60 million dollars and will be able to doall neccessary negotiations on our behalf as our orientation in this area of investment is still elementary.With your help we feel certain that our goal of building the biggest elecommunication and realestate in the globe would come to fruition as shown by your firmâ??s commitment to similarinvestments. If your interest in this proposal will be of mutual benefit,do not hesitate tocontact us so that we can commence further discussions. Presently we base in Nigeria.We look forward to a good business relationship with you.You can reply this mail to my alternative email address(obasekinow@myway.com) for urgent attention. Best RegardsYours Sincerely,
Dr. Jackson Gaius-ObasekiExecutive Director/CEO
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