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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "very confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +23414001472 (Nigeria, landline)

Fraud email example:

From: "barrister barrister" <barristerhassan@mailbox.hu>
Date: Mon, 2 Jun 2008 09:15:13 -0700
Subject: FROM HASSAN YAHAYA CHAMBERS NIGERIA VERY URGENT


*Barrister Hassan Yahaya,
1, Yid/Ekundayo St. (Paul Aluko House)
Yid B/Stop, off Command Road
Ipaja 100006 Lagos
234-1-4001472
Nigeria .
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*A client of mine was arrested three weeks ago for alleged corruption by
Economic and Financial Crime Commission EFCC. He is being investigated in
connection with a $2.5billion corruption scheme.I am Barrister Hassan
Yahaya,a senior advocate of Nigeria. *

*Dalhatu Tafida was the former minister of power and steel during the
military rule of General Abudulsalami Abubakar.Three weeks ago; he was
arrested by the officials of EFCC, and reminded in the prison custody. As am
talking to you now, all his children and wives have been given house arrest.
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*After the court secession last Monday being 26th of May, he confided in me
and told me that he made a fixed deposit of $47MILLION DOLLARS with the
UNITED BANK OF SWIZERLAND in the United States of America . He later
directed me on how to get the relevant documents regarding the deposit which
is now in my possession.*

*Like I told you, the Economic and Financial Crime Commission are still
investigating his financial dealings. He therefore has directed me to make
that the deposit is transferred to another bank with a foreigner's name to
avoid any trace of the fund.*

*Therefore I am soliciting on his behalf, if you can handle this
transaction, forward to me your detailed information;*

*I YOUR FULL NAMES*

*II YOUR PRIVATE CEL NUMBER*

*III COUNTRY OF ORIGIN*

*IV MARRITAL STATUS*

*V IDENTIFICATION*

*Before I hand over the documents to you, there must be a written agreement
which will state your benefits and of course the conditions as he has agreed
to part with 30% of the fund for the person.*

*As soon as you get this mail and feel you can handle it, get back to me
immediately, please do not respond if you cannot handle this transaction.
This is very confidential.*

*You can confirm this from this site; **
http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00EEDC123BF930A35751C1A96E958260
*<http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B00EEDC123BF930A35751C1A96E958260>

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*HANDLE CONFIDENTIALLY*

*Yours Sincerely,
BARRISTER HASSAN YAHAYA ESQ.*

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