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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • albert_young2@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "YOUNG ALBERT" <albertyoung5@mailbox.hu>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 03:56:12 -0700
Subject: DEAR FRIEND!!!!!


DEAR FRIEND!!!!!
I am Dr Albert Young, Chairman foreign contract payment committee
of the Federal Ministry of Agriculture,Nigeria.
By virtue of my committee and the power bestowed on us by the
Federal Government of Nigeria to scrutunize all contract executed
between January to December 2007 by foreign contractors and
recommend them for payment , We carefully and deliberately over
invoiced some contracts in the Ministry of Agriculture to the tune
of USD38.5m(thirty-eight million,Five Hundred Thousand, United States
Dollar)

All the contract awarded and executed within the period,and still
awaiting payment,including the above over-inflated sum has been
duly certified and recommended for payment by my Commission to
the Federal Government.Already,payments are about to be made by virture of
the committee's
recommendation hence, I want you to assist me to receive the money into
your personal account for our mutual benefits since the law of my
country does not permit us as civil servants to own a foreign Bank account
while in the service.

We have agreed that whoever that assist us for this purpose
will be compensated with 25% of the total sum
I will send you details of the contract awarded and executed as
soon as i confirm your interest to assist
To commence this transaction, we require you to indicate your
interest by a return e-mail to albert_young2@hotmail.com and
enclose the following informations:-

1)Your full name and address. This will enable me to make job
descriptions in your name
2) Your private telephone number for effective communication.
3) Occupation and Nationality.
Pls send your response to my private email address
albert_young2@hotmail.com for more informative discusions
Regards,
ALBERT YOUNG

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