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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2348060642440 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: edu keshi <edukesh@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 28 Feb 2008 02:30:30 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE


FROM THE DESK OF KESHI EDU
FORMER MANAGING DIRECTOR OF AFRICAN PETROLEUM.
102/104 BROAD STREET LAGOS. NIGERIA.

Dear

It is such a pleasure for me to contact you and with respect, I am keshi edu , former managing Director of African Petroleum {AP}.I was appointed to head the Oil marketing Company in1991. Having handed over to my successor and subsequent embarkment on privatisation, there are some concealment of funds from PEAT MARWICK, an external auditors which conducted due diligence for the Breau for public Enterprises {BPE} on AP, prior to it's Privatisation.

please, my account is being investigated by Government appointed commission.I want you to assist me secure some money into your company's account or private account to avoid been seized by my government. The sum is $97m and I will gladly compensate you with 5% after the deal is done. I cannot deposit the fund in any account with my name. This is urgent and I need your assistance.

Can you assist me?,right now the money is been hidden in europe while I look for a reliable assistant.
Thank you while I wait your reponse
Sincerely yours
Chief KESHI EDU.
234-8060642440


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