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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:

• 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.
  • +2348086130256 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • deptofbudget_planning@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "J.T Garuba" <deptofbudget_planning005@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 19 Mar 2008 11:44:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


FROM MR J.T GARUBA.
DIRECTOR DEPARTMENT OF BUDGET AND PLANNING.
INSTALLMENTAL PAYMENT OF $15MILLION.
DIRECT LINE 234 8086130256.
REPLY ONLY THROUGHT THIS EMAIL ADDRESS.
deptofbudget_planning@yahoo.com

I HAVE DECIDEDTO CONTACT YOU TO GIVE YOU THIS GOOD NEWS, THE PRESIDENCY HAS APPROVED AN INSTALLMENTAL PAYMENT OF $15M FOR ALL THE LUCK CONTRACTORS WHOSE PAYMENT HAS LONG OVER DUE.

MY DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN DIRECTED TO CARRY OUT AN INVESTIGATION ON ALL THE LUCKY BENEFICIARIES AND PASS THERE FILE TO THE PAYMENT OFFICER.
I HAVE INVESTIGATED YOUR FILE AND DISCOVERED THAT YOU DID NOT ACTUALLY EXCUTE THIS CONTRACT, BUT YOU WHERE CALLED IN TO SUBMIT YOUR BANK ACCOUNT BY SOME GOVERNMENT OFFICALS, AND WHEN THEY COULD NOT SUCCEED IN GETTING THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, THEY ABANDON YOU.

I DID NOT WANT TO CANECL THIS YOUR PAYMENT AS I SEE IT AS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR ME TO MAKE SOME MONEY, I HAVE RECOMMENDED YOU FOR THE PAYMENT.
FOR YOU TO GET THIS MONEY ALL YOU NEED IS TO HAVE THE ORIGINAL DOCUMENTS WHICH I WILL BE PROCURED, THIS IS THE SECERT AS SOON AS YOU HAVE IT, THE TRANSFER WILL BE MADE.

YOU HAVE TO TELL ME HOW MUCH PERCENTAGE YOU WILL GIVE ME. ALSO YOU HAVE TO CONFIRM THE BANK ACCOUNT WHERE YOU WANT THIS MONEY TRANSFERED.AS THOSE CRIMINALS HAVE SUMITTED MANY ACCOUNTS,AS THEY WANTED TO DIVERT YOUR FUND.

I NEED YOU PHONE NUMBER, YOUR FAX NUMBER AND YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER. YOU SHOULD REACH ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THIS NUMBER 234 8086130256. FOR MORE DETAILS.
BEST REGARDS.
MR J.T GARUBA..


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