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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:
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "lawnakobi111@terra.es" <lawnakobi111@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 10 Dec 2007 10:23:29 +0100 (MET)
Subject: PAYMENT SOLUTION





Dear Beneficiary,

My name is Mr Lawrence Nanakobi. I am 28yrs old, just started work with the=
Central Bank as a Computer Scientist.My unit is in charge of wire transfer=
through Key Tested Telex ( K.T.T) and wire transfer bank to bank (swift sy=
stem).

Several times in my computer your name and contract payment has been appear=
ing as pending but for the fact that I would not like to sabotage the trust=
given to me to be in this position, that was why I keep calm.

After a serious taught, I decided to contact you not minding the risk of se=
nding this message across to you, because these top officials of the CBN, c=
an never tell you the truth about your money rather allow you to spend and =
pay all you have without getting anything in return.

Now I am out to take this risk and make this transfer to your designated ba=
nk account if you will promise me of my Security I will wire this with out =
the knowledge of any body or any top official in the bank as soon as I wire=
this funds through (SWIFT PROCESS), I will immediately run away from the b=
ank and come up to meet you in your country.This is a mafia set-up of which=
I am ready to do now because

I am not ready to work in Nigeria here for life because of the instability =
of this country.
The only instrument I need right now is a newrelease hard diskette(COMPUTER=
ONIC KTT DRIVE 3000 STORAGE FACILITY CAPACITOR 1990) which I will use to st=
ore all your information=E2=80=99s.After storing all your information on th=
is diskette, I will immediately make the transfer.

I will achieve this within 24 Banking hours.This is the only way you will g=
et your payment.On confirmation of the funds in your account, I will destro=
y the diskette and the tracer code and run away immediately. Please, send m=
e a go ahead order immediately through my private e-mail address

Yours Faithfully,

Lawrence Nanakobi












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