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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
  • "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.
  • sandybangura@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: SANDY BANGURA <stbangura2@yahoo.es>
Date: Sat, 22 Dec 2007 18:06:56 +0100 (CET)
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL


From the Desk of;
The Chairman
Presidential Committee on
Contract Review and Project Implementation.
Department of Petroleum Resources [DPR]
7 Kofo Abayomi Street , Victoria Island ,
Lagos-State , Nigeria .
http://www.dprnigeria.com/home.html

BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I pray you could give me your precious time to go through my mail. I am contacting you on behalf of my colleagues to seek a confidential and mutual co-operation with you in the execution of a deal described hereunder, and to inquire if you have the facilities to receive a big amount of money in your account.

We have in our possession an overdue contract sum for payment, totaling Sixteen Million United States Dollars which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance of a foreign company or individual to receive the said fund on our behalf. The amount represented some percentage of the contract fund executed for DPR by a foreign company, which we the officials over-valued. Though the actual contract cost has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we have gotten approval from the Presidency to facilitate the outstanding contracts payment in DPR. This we can do by inputting your information in DPR database and other forms of documentation to reflect you as the Contract Beneficiary, then facilitate the approval of the payment as well. This process is an easy task being an internal arrangement; all modalities have been put in place for a hitch-free operation.

We have concluded to give you 20% of the total sum as your share for participation. Once you indicate your interest and assure us that you can handle this, we will have a deal. I look forward to your positive response. Please direct all mails to my private email:sandybangura@walla.com

Yours Sincerely,
Dr. Sandy Bangura


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