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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:

• 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)
  • "00,000.00" (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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: "Femi Adeniyi" <fadeniyi@gala.net>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 17:21:22 -0700
Subject: RE: FINAL PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER.


Attn: Beneficiary,

RE: FINAL PAYMENT RELEASE ORDER.

In a meeting held this week between UNITED NATION MONITORING TEAM (UNMT) and
Mr. President Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua concerning your payment, a "PAYMENT
IDENTIFICATION CODE", will be issue out to you because of fraudulent
activities and scam happening in this country and some various offices are
contacting some contractors like you for illegal fee, that is why we raise
the issue at the meeting with the President Alhaji Umaru Yar'Adua,to pay all
the foreign debt before the end of this FIRST Quarter of 2008.

However You are to obtain the "PAYMENT IDENTIFICATION CODE", for transfer of
your approved fund USD$500,000.00, and it will only cost you token charge of
$96 only and this must be done and send immediately you receive this
message, about 24hour from now we will signal the Federal Government for
this and any Beneficiary that refuse or that cannot present this, "PAYMENT
IDENTIFICATION CODE", to this office. NO WAY for you to be paid and if you
refuse to comply with this procedure to enable us issue it out the code to
you as soon as possible, should get ready to loose your payment this FIRST
Quarter of the year 2008.

This is the latest development from the Presidency office concerning your
payment to avoid scam/fraud, because some offices here in Nigeria may
contact you for your payment but remember apart from this office Authorize
by the Federal Government Of Nigeria to Remit your fund after the "PAYMENT
IDENTIFICATION CODE", have been issue to you, to enable your fund transfer
into your nominated bank account, nobody else will do it, please don't
attend, if any body asked you to send money for any illegal fee for your
fund. Noted this very month is the month the Federal Government of Nigeria
gives to all beneficiary of overdue unclaimed contract payment that is not
yet paid to be credited.

The $96 should be sending through our General Cashier Office Name stated
below.

Senders Name:
Receiver Name: Kennedy Okafor
Address: Nigeria
Test Question:
Answer:
MTCN Number:

As soon as you receive this mail kindly response with urgent Attention and
answer to this mail to avoid any delay and wrong identification.

Forward the information as stated above after payment through western union
or money gram. The fund allotted to you is USD$500,000.00, which shall be
wire to any of your nominated bank account immediately the "PAYMENT
IDENTIFICATION" PIN CODE is issue out to you.

Yours In Service,

Femi Adeniyi
Chairman United Nation Monitoring
Team on Foreign Payment.
E-mail: fadeniyi@live.com.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam