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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • tayo_ade@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Tayo Aderinokun" <adetayo147@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 17:07:53 +0100
Subject: GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.


FROM THE DESK OF :MR TAYO ADERINOKUN
GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC.
reply to : tayo_ade@hotmail.com


Greetings!


For this letter is strictly personal, intimate and confidential. Forgive
this unusual manner of contacting you, but this particular letter is of
exceptional and very private nature .There is absolutely going to be a great
doubt and distrust in your heart in respect of this email, coupled with the
fact that, so many miscreants have taken

possession of the Internet to facilitate their nefarious deeds, thereby
making it extremely difficult for genuine and legitimate business class
persons to get attention and recognition.


There is no way for me to know whether I will be properly understood, but it
is my duty to write and reach out to you. For I know that you can be trusted
to handle this project effectively without making me regret .I am the
managing director of the Guaranty Trust Bank Plc, where I

am also a Director of Project Implementation. In recent past, a contract was
awarded by the Nigerian Government to a foreign firm (Company name withheld)
in which the cost was over-invoiced deliberately to favor us.


Now, we want to get the funds out of the remittance department of the
Guaranty Trust bank into your provided account within one week from now and
a specific amount will be given to you for your assistance and efforts when
this fund have been successfully remitted into your nominated bank account,
the amount in question is withheld at this time .

Trust is definitely the most noble trait in the world, and I urge you to
trust my sincerity and the word of a simple and humble person of faith, who
in the name of love for her equals is willing to accomplish the task of
doing business with a trusted and transparent person. It is up to you to

decide whether this letter

deserves your trust and confidentiality.


If it does, send your reply to : tayo_ade@hotmail.com


Thank you for accommodating my enquiry.


Truly yours,


Mr.Tayo Aderinokun.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam