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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
• 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.
  • drgabrielude147@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gabriel Ude <gude47@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: drgabrielude147@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 29 Jan 2008 12:06:34 -0500 (EST)
Subject: VERY URGENT





Dear ,

I am Hon.Dr.Gabriel Ude, a Project Contractor of the Award and review Department with the Nigerian National petroluem Corporation (NNPC).
I am contacting you on this assistance of transferring the sum of
US$10,500,000.00(Ten Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent.
It is with business trust that made me to contact you on this matter.
I write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account.
This money was generated from an over invoiced contract sum in my corporation.
I am contacting you for the following specific reasons:
As a civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts
due to civil service code of conduct.
My present financial resources as a civil servant will not
be sufficient for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without assistance from a good partner abroad.
40% of this sum would be for you as compensation for using your bank account in transferring this money, 5% would be for the expenses made during the processing of the transferring. While 55% is for me.
I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the
successful conclusion of the transfer, the 55% share of mine will be used for investment in your company/country. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed, If you are interested I will require your banking information as mentioned:Your bank name and address,Your private and confidential telephone number, your telephone number.
I hope to conclude this business within the next five (5) working
days. Am Looking forward to receive your urgent positive
response.We can only make this transaction confidential through thisemail.: drgabrielude147@yahoo.com
Thanks
HON.DR. GABRIEL UDE


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