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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2347030481854
• 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.
  • georgebenneth83@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: georgebenneth2@freenet.de
Date: Wed, 27 Feb 2008 00:22:36 +0100
Subject: FEDERAL MINISTARY OF FINANCE


Desk of Hon Mr.George Benneth
Federal ministary of finance Lagos
Nigeria.
Opposit morrital mohammad
Express way lagos nigeria
124a second
floor avenu
Email;georgebenneth83@yahoo.com

ATTENTION
LONG OVER DUE
PAYMENT ON YOUR NAME AND FAVOUR.
I AM HON GEORGE BENNETH. A DIRECTOR
WITH THE FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND WAS INSTRUCTED BY THE
HON.
MINISTER OF FINANCE TO FIND OUT BEFORE THE END OF THIS
MONTH, WHY
YOUR CONSIGNMENT VALUED US$10.5M YOUR CONTRACT
PART PAYMENT STILL
UNCLAIMED.
HOWEVER, THEIR ARE TWO GENTLEMEN HERE WHO CAME FROM
YOUR
COUNTRY TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT ON YOUR BEHALF AND THE
REASON
GIVING TO US IS THAT YOU ARE THE ONE WHO SENT THEM
THAT YOU ARE TERMINAL
SICK.
IN THIS REGARD, KINDLY RECONFIRM YOUR PERSONAL INFORMATION
TO US
FOR PROPER INDENTIFICATION, AND TO KNOW IF YOU ARE
THE ONE THAT SENT
THEM FOR THE CLAIM.
BELLOW ARE THE INFORMATION THAT YOU ARE TO RECONFIRM
TO MY
OFFICE IMMEDIATELY.
1)YOUR FULL NAME...................
2)YOUR
PHONE NUMBER................
3)YOUR ADDRESS.....................
5}YOUR
AGE.........................
6)CELL
PHONE,MOBILE................
7)COUNTRY..........................
UPON
THE PROPER IDENTIFICATION, THE HON. MINISTER OF
FINANCE WILL IMMEDIATELY
SIGN THE APPROVAL LETTER AND
REFER YOU TO OUR DEPLOMATIC COURIER COMPANY
WHO WILL BE
DELIVER THE MONEY TO YOUR RESIDENTIAL HOME ADDRESS.
OUR
DESIRE IS TO SERVING YOU BETTER.WAITING YOUR URGENT
REPLY VIA MY EMAIL
ADDRESS:georgebenneth83@yahoo.com
TELL+234-703-048-1854
YOURS
FAITHFULLY,
GEORGE BENNETH
DIRECTOR IN CHARGE.
FEDERAL MINISTARY OF
FINANCE LAGOS NIGERIA.


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Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam