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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "await your urgent response" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +2348033528864 (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.
  • wolewilliams101@web2mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ddd 123" <ddd123@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: wolewilliams101@web2mail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 12:25:56 +0100
Subject: ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE


Dear Sir,

ASSISTANCE REQUIRED FOR ACQUISITION OF ESTATE

I write to inform you of my desire to acquire an estate or landed properties
in your country on behalf of the Director of Contract and Finance
Allocations of the Federal Ministry of Works and Housing (FMW&H). Hence our
desire to have you as an overseas agent.

The deal in brief is that, the funds US$25Million, with which we intend to
carry out our proposed investments in your country will be transfered into
your nominated bank account before we can put the fund into use in your
country. Your share shall be 20% of the total amount, if you agree to be our
overseas agent.

In the light of this, I would like you to forward to me the following
information's:

1. Your full name
2. Residential address
3. Occupation
4. Date of birth(Age)
5. Contact telephone number

The above information will enable me secure the required document to back up
the fund and apply for payment into your account.

You are requested to communicate your acceptance of this proposal through
this email address: (wolewilliams101@web2mail.com).

I await your urgent response.

Yours faithfully,
Dr.Wole Williams
Tel:+234-803-3528864.

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