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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 us 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)
  • "international remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
• 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.
  • nuhu01@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nuhujames@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sun, 30 Dec 2007 20:00:32 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Get=20Back=20To=20Me=20Immediately=2E?=

From: Mr Nuhu James
International Remittance Department
Eco Bank Du Benin Republic
Reply To Email: nuhu01@sify.com

My Dear Friend

I write to you in my capacity as the Director Of Swift/Cable Telegraphic
of the International Remittance Department of the
Eco Bank Benin Republic.My department controls all foreign payments of all
African Union member nations.

Recently, I discovered an abnormal payments in my department channel to
a certain over-seas bank.My investigation reveal that the sum was channeled
from one of our affiliate West African bank,the amount is $6.5 Million US
Dollars.

I need your capable and honest assistance to remit this money into your
safe account. I will take proper care of my end by
ensuring that there will be no problem.I control all Telex And Swift Equipments
of our bank.

There is not much you will do in this transaction except that you will assist
in purchasing a CALLIGRAPHIC/COMPATRITIC DISKETTE. The original bank diskette
will be removed and replaced with the one you will purchase and send to
to me. I will re-program the information of our payment with your particulars
you will provide for this transaction.This your information will now appear
on every department of the bank as the beneficiary.

This is for security reasons,as soon as the payment is made and confirmed
into your account I will remove the diskette and
destroy it,by this no body would be able to trace the money, then I will
travel down to meet you for the sharing.The mode of
sharing will be discussed as soon as you accept to work in partnership with
me.

I look forward to hearing from you.

Regards.

Mr Nuhu James

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