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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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• 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.
  • +2348028597398 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Andy saw@go.com" <andyn3@telegraf.by>
Reply-To: drandynwaeze1@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 1 Jun 2008 01:13:01 -0700
Subject: Attn: Beneficiary:


Attn: Beneficiary:

RE: PRESIDENTIAL DIRECTIVES ON YOUR AWAITING FUND.

I am Dr. Andy Nwaeze, Pay Master General of the Federation, I wish to inform
you that we have received authentic approval and instruction directly from
the Presidency, Federal Republic of Nigeria to pay you, your outstanding
Inheritance Sum.

It has become considerably emergent that we have been directed to take this
measure due to the much embarrassment being caused to certain foreign
beneficiaries and the federal republic of Nigeria due to questionable
circumstances with which some greedy officials of the Bank's in Nigeria
always request for up front payment from contractors and beneficiaries
before their payment is released.

All approvals required for this payment has issued in your favour including
the original document and payment instructions already forwarded to my
office today. To enable you receive your payment within 72hrs that you
reconfirm the required details.

However, I will ensure that you own payment is smooth, fast and successful.
Therefore, I want you to personally identify your preferred method of
payment from the list of two methods that we execute in this Office which
are mentioned below:

1. Telegraphic Transfer (TT) which wires Funds directly to your own bank
account.

2. Electronic Payment via ATM Value Scratch card which allows you to credit
the Funds into your account by

connecting the P.I.N. Electronic Pay Voucher via your Digital telephone.

You are expected to reply urgently today and let us know your most preferred
method of payment to enable this Office proceed with the modalities of
releasing the Funds in your favour. Our official obligations ensures that
there shall be no encumbrances to your Funds remittance hence, we expect
your fast response today, or you can call me on my cell

phone +2348028597398

Yours sincerely,

Dr. Andy Nwaeze.

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