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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "dear beneficiary," (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  • paymastergeneral@mail2professor.com
  • 3apaymastergeneral@mail2professor.com
  • gib_transferdept@walla.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Chife Raymond Douglas" <legaldept_cbn@mailbox.hu>
Date: Fri, 30 May 2008 07:24:23 -0700
Subject: PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS


OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
Tel: Highly Confidential.
16 Walter Carrington Str. Ikoyi Lagos-Nigeria.
ASO ROCK VILLA, ABUJA ANNEX OFFICE.
From the Desk of Chief. Raymond P. Douglas GCON.
Official Web Account:paymastergeneral@mail2professor.com<Account%3Apaymastergeneral@mail2professor.com>
Our Ref: FGN/OHG/OXD1/2008
TELEX: FEDGOVNIG.
PAYMENT FILE: FGN/BEN/08.
Date: 30/May/08.

ATTN: Dear Beneficiary,


PAYMENT NOTICE OF YOUR FUNDS

May you remain favoured.

This letter will definitely be amazing to you because of its realistic
value.Sorry for the inconveniences that was rendered to you in your line of
Inheritance Payment transaction with some Nigerian Officials some while ago.

Without taking much of your time, my name is Chief. Raymond P. Douglas, the
Honourable Paymaster General of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Without taking much of your time, my name is Chief. Raymond P. Douglas, the
Honourable Paymaster General of The Federal Republic of Nigeria.Presently,
we are being paid by the American government in other to avert Scam and also
to avert beneficiary funds delays here in Nigeria, So far, we have succeeded
in Settling the likes of (Mrs. Ann Keyser, Mr. Edward Drake etc).

Your Funds were returned to the Federal Government Treasury some while ago
because you did not finalize your claim for it. A week ago, the Presidency
and The Federal Executive Council collectively agreed to release the sum of
US$100,000,000 to you but to our surprise you sent down your representatives
Mr. Robert Jason and Mr. Jim Harrison to collect this Funds on your behalf,
this morning.


Since you sent your representatives to us, kindly give us the authority to
transfer your Funds into their own Bank Account in Singapore.

We await your immediate response via email and telephone.

Reply to: (gib_transferdept@walla.com)


Officially Sealed,

Chief. Raymond P. Douglas.
The Honourable Paymaster General.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam