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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • mr.bolaolowoyo@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: mrs bola <mrs.bola06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mrs_bola001@myway.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 06:39:52 +0100
Subject: VERY URGENT!!!




FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA




NIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT
INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT

NIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENTANTI-FRAUD UNIT4TH FLOOR MARY LANDLAGOS NIGERIAMOTTO: SECURITY WATCHFROM THE DESKOF: MR.BOLA OLOWOYO
DEPUTY: MRS. CAROL W. MARTINSAttention: IVAN GRUJIC,
RE: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.Sir/Ma,Based on the finding in this investigation department we wish to warn you against some touts.We have been informed that some touts are contacting you in respect to the collection of your fund that is the sum of $8.3m usd that was long approved in your favour through the Standard Trust Bank also called United bank of Africa and please for your information and safety, do not write to any of them anymore or any body that is working with him so that you will not enter into problem ok but only follow my instructions and we will only transfer your funds to your account without any delay.
As a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time codely known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team up to help stop fraudulent activities in this country.Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writing back because we want to make your payment to you, without any delay but we must surely work together to bring this names to book if only you will indicate any of them correctly..The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:
First name; AUSTINE JUDE
1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI3) DR. R.RASHEED4) BARRISTER AWELE6) BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.7) MR. ERNEST CHUKWUDI EBI Deputy Governor - Policy / Board Member8) MR.. TUNDE LEMO Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance / Board Member9) MRS. W. D. A. MSHELIA Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member and others.
10) ANDREW WOLLEY.
11) PEDRO HILLS.
The above listed names are been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and fund guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constitutions of this bank under section of criminal law.So we are waiting for you to write us and inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to your fund if yes don't waste time to indicate it immediately.
Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the Safwayd Finance House Bank of Nigeria which is been headed by the Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achieve the success of the transaction.We apologize on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any lost this most have caused you and also promise that such thing will not happen again. And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding this payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you will never find your money anywhere because your money is with the above named bank.Finally, we expect to hear from you as soon as possible. Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this.
Yours sincerely,MR.BOLAOLOWOYO
mr.bolaolowoyo@yahoo.co.uk

DIRECTOR: NIGERIAN FOREIGN PAYMENT INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENTDEPUTY: DR.MRS CAROL W.MARTINS.

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