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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:
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • victorbob_001@yahoo.com.mx (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: victor Bob <vi_bob20@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: victorbob200000@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 11 Apr 2008 00:30:31 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS


OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL AUDITORS
INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY



This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment
file which Eight Million Six Hundred and Forty Thousand United States
Dollars US$8 640 000 00 only. We also found out that you have not receive
any payment since the British Government has set aside Eight Hundred
Million United State Dollars US$800 000 000.00 only from the One
Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the Economic
Financial Crime Commissions both in London and Nigeria.

These include cash and frozen assess to compensate those who have been
attempted or victims of fraud by some imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria
London and other part of the country. Hence we have decided to bring a
solution to your problem by arranging your payment through an accredited
bank in London UK. This is the latest instruction by the President
Umaru Yar-Adua GCFR Federal Republic of Nigeria and British Prime
Minister Gordon Brown in conjuction with US government.
Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund US$8 640 000 00
sending us the below

1. Your Full Name and Address
2. Direct Phone/Fax number
3. Your Age and Nationality
4. Occupation

For your information you have to stop any further communication with
any other person s or office s in respect of transferring your fund
this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. You are advised
to contact the below office of the Financial Auditor International
Credit Settlement Dept. London UK with the above information as soon as
you receive this important message for more direction on this.

Contact Person: victor bob
Email: victorbob_001@yahoo.com.mx

Note that because of impostors we hereby issued you our code of
conduct which is 445 so you have to indicate this code when contacting the

Regards.

Mr. Jami Chuck.
Secretary

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