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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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.
  • alupuoliaku2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "chioma2008@terra.es" <chioma2008@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 15 Mar 2008 10:00:02 +0100 (MET)
Subject: FROM: MRS. BLESSING CHIOMA



HIGHLY CONFFIDENTIAL/URGENT
ATTN: Mr
THE HON. CONTRACTOR
FROM: MRS. BLESSING CHIOMA


Sir,
My name is Sister Mrs. Blessing Chioma, I am a born again Chirstian
with Nigeria CBN audit/account unit. My purpose of writing is not to know you as I have no interest of knowing you and would not like to know you unless if need be rather, i'm forced as a Christian who does like evil nor cheating, to give you this useful information and would not like to be called for explanation as a result of this classified information I
am given to you below hence my request for this fax to remain Confidential between you nand I alone. Asa born Christian I believe that every man or woman is my brother/sister irrespective of race or religious believe we all are one in the Lord. this information is all about
your long outstanding contract prayment in Nigeria right now as I'm writing your payment of foreign contract debts is progressively going on to contractors that are aware of this information because the information was not GAZETTED to public awareness.
Meanwhile. huge sum of money has just been released by the FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA ( FGN) to pay off some debt owned to foreign contractors. This exercise have going on for quite some time now but there are some fraudulent practices I descovered some corrupt officials are doing with contractors fund including the act of trying to divert people fund which I don't like as a Christian so I felt very bad about this and decided to contact you before it is late because your name is among is among the list of those to be paid within this quarter. I don't have any single interest in your payment rather, I discovered that file has been lying here unattended.
Secondly, I wish to inform you that those fees you have been paying at the request of those unauthoized officials you have been dealing with are all wrong and illegal a far as foreign contract payment is concerned they are only extorting those fees from you for their slfish interest. Therefore, my advise is that you should pick up your phone immediately and call the ( Director of Foreign debt reconciliation committee of CBN of Nigeria , DR ALVAN ALUPU ) on his direct TELEPHONE NUMBER 234 - 80849-64244 security E-mail [alupuoliaku2008@yahoo.com ] He is the person in charge of this payment exercise talk to him with every authority
that he should release your fund to you immediately or else you will report him to where he would not like to be.And to assure him that you really means and knows what you are talking very well, quote this code to him: (FGN/CBN-X21207XTY 2001
uder category (A) special i.e. your ode and (please this information is classified) I am very sure he will ask you how come you got this code and his security fax number, you can tell him anything you feel but please don't quote me and I believe that by the end of the day he will ask you to forward your payment particulars to him, follow this guide line and you will get your fund. If you contact him I will know because he must contact my office for your file. So be confident and don't afraid of any body I will be guiding you along and they must pay you this time around or I will tell you how to deal with them if eventually they fail because their sadistic menners are getting out of hand.
May God bless you.
Mrs. Blessing Chioma.






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