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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• 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.
  • +2348059985642 (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.
  • skybkplc@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "UNITED NATIONS" <info_contact19@klikni.cz>
Reply-To: ingaa6987@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 09:56:51 -0700
Subject: UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES.


UNITED NATIONS OFFICE OF INTERNATIONAL OVERSIGHT SERVICES
Internal Audit,Monitoring,Consulting And
Investigations Division

From:Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius

Good Day,

How are you today and hope all is well with you and family?. You may not
understand why we are sending this message to you,but i will implore you to
take your time to go through this mail carefully.

I hope you may be asking why your fund have not been credited to your
account, after instructions has been passed to all various Government
quarters that all over due payment should be released as a lot of petitions
by beneficiary's has been received by the UNITED NATIONS.we have been
having a meeting for the past seven months which just ended yesterday at our
office (UNITED NATIONS) head quarters in New York.

This email is for the people that have been scammed in any part of the
world,the UNITED NATIONS in conjunction with the IMF ( International
Monatery Fund ) have agreed to compensate you with with the sum of
US$2.4Million ( Two Million Four Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars).This covers every amount you paid to the scamers without proper
documentations.


You are advised to contact Mr.Akinsolasola Akinfemiwa of Sky Bank Plc Nig
,as he is our representative in Nigeria, contact him immediately for the
release of this fund to you.

You should send him your full Name/telephone number and your correct mailing
address where you want him to send the Draft to you.

Contact: Mr.Akinsolasola Akinfemiwa:
Email: skybkplc@hotmail.com
Direct Tel: +234-8059985642


Regards,
Mrs.Inga-Britt Ahlenius

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