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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:
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • drfrankmillerchambers@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Falcon Investments." <falconinvestments@biz.com>
Reply-To: drfm_chambers@hotmail.com
Date: Tue, 10 Jun 2008 19:34:21 -0000
Subject: I SEEK YOUR CONSENT,



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Nigeria Physical Creflo Dollar Ministries
NO.9 Casablanca Street Wuse 2 Abuja Nigeria
P.O. Box 264, Yaba, Lagos
Phone : ( 234)8038848643
Fax : ( 234-9) 5237088

Attention: Custodian

Good day to you. I am deeply sorry for interrupting your normal daily life
with my email. My name is Dr Frank Miller, the accounts officer to Late
Lawrence T. Silver.

If you receive this email it is because your name came up in the search for
the relation\\\'s of the deceased hence we conducted search for the relatives
and if you are willing to be a custodian to the funds you can also respond
to this email. Mr. Lawrence had a fixed time deposit with my firm, which had
matured and remains unclaimed till now.

It present value stands at 63,300,000.00 (six three million three hundred
thousand Pounds). All machinery would be put in place to ensure that this
claims is hitch free, I have a reputation to consider in this; hence you would
have to follow my instruction and guidance religiously as we cannot afford to
make any mistake in this process.

If you are capable of putting your time and efforts towards the venture kindly
contact me immediately at drfrankmillerchambers@hotmail.com with the following
information\\\'s:

Full Names,..... ......
Address,...........................
Occupation,....................
Age,.............................
Phone and Fax numbers.................
Have a very wonderful day.

Regards, Dr. Frank M
Account Officer,
Falcon Investments.

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