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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • jamesclifford11@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ubaka Edward <ed4edward7@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jmaesclifford11@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 16 Jun 2008 06:18:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR COMPENSATION FUND REWARD.


From:Mr Edward Ubaka,
Former Deputy Governor (RTD),
Central Bank Of Nigeria.

Dear Sir/Madam,
YOUR COMPENSATION FUND REWARD.

I am pleased to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfered under the cooperation of a new partner from London.

Presently I am in Thailand for investment projects with my own share of
the total sum.meanwhile,i didn't forget your past efforts and attempts to assist me in getting the funds transferred despite that it failed us some how due to the instruction of some corrupt officials in the CBN.

I am sorry for this late information,it primarily due to unavoidable reasons as i did not find it easy in relocating,I have just settled in remote area here for prospective investment.
Now contact privately, my personal Assistant,his name is;

Name : Mr James Clifford
Email address: jamesclifford11@yahoo.com
Phone number: +234 808113464

Ask him to send you the total sum of US$3.5,000,000.00 which kept for your compensation for all your past efforts and attempts to assist me in this matter, I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

So feel free and get in touch with him on the advise on how to transfer
the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects which I am prospecting.Finally you should inform me if the P.A is proving heady to release the sum to you.

With Best regards,

Mr Mr Edward Ubaka

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