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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:
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("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. )
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • mohammed.ali.45@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mohammed ali <mohammedali6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mohammedali132@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 08:49:02 +0100
Subject: REPLY YOUR DUE PAYMENT OF ($5.5M USD)




FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA PRESIDENCIAL OFFICE AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
PRESIDENTIAL BOARD OF TRUSTEE ON CONTRACT PAYMENT
TINUBU SQUARE, LAGOS

CBN/OHG/00X09/2007

ATTENTION,

THIS IS TO BRING TO YOUR NOTICE THAT YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT WHICH WAS SUSPENDED BY PROF CHARLES SOLUDO WAS FORWARDED TO THE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY THIS MORNING AS UNPAID CONTRACTOR , SO I WAS ADVICED BY THE PRESIDENT TO ASK YOU WHY YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR FUND OF $5.5M USD? MEANWHILE YOU ARE ADVICED TO RECOMFIRM YOUR FULL INFORMATION BECAUSE THE NEWLY ELECTED PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA IS PAYING ALL THE SUSPENDED CONTACTORS BY PROF CHARLES SOLUDO.

THEN YOU HAVE TO BEAR IT IN MIND THAT WE ARE GOING TO PAY YOU THROUGH CASH DELIVERY , AS SOON AS I HEAR FROM YOU, YOUR FUND WILL BEEN PACKAGE AND HANDED OVER TO A DIPLOMATIC COURIER THAT WILL DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX TO YOUR DOOR STEP.

BE INFORM THAT THE DIPLOMATIC AGENCY WILL MOVE DOWN TO YOUR COUNTRY IN ORDER TO DELIVER YOUR CONSIGNMENT TO YOUR DOORSTEP, ON THE ARRIVAL OF THE DIPLOMATIC IN YOU COUNTRY AIRPORT THEY WILL GIVE YOU A CALL IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE YOU HELP THEM TO OBTAINED ( YELLOW TAG PAPER), YOU ARE TO HELP THEM GET THE YELLOW TAG PAPER SO THAT THE CUSTOM WILL NOT DELAY THEM IN YOUR COUNTRY AIRPORT ,BECAUSE OF SECURITY REASONS YOU ARE ADVICE TO FOLLOW THE RULES AND REGULATIONS OF THE DIPLOMATIC OVER THERE ON THER ARRIVAL FOR EASY COLLECTION OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT BOX .

THERE IS NO MUCH TIME TO WASTE IN THIS PAYMENT PROCESS; RATHER I NEED YOU TO COMPLY WITH EVERY DELIVERY OBLIGATIONS FROM THE DIPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY THAT ARE COMING FOR THE DELIVERY OF YOUR CONSIGNMENT. DO RE-COMFIRM YOUR FULL DELIVERY ADDRESS AND YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE NUMBER TO ME IMMEDIATELY.

NOTE:YOU ARE TO RESPOND TO THIS EMAIL ADDRESS BELOW;mohammed.ali.45@hotmail.com
BEST REGARDS
MOHAMMED ALISPECIAL ADVICERTO THE PRESIDENT
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