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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • ",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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +2348026845267 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • usmanandrew191@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • usmanandrew16@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Usman=20Andrew?= <andrewusman21@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: usmanandrew191@jmail.co.za
Date: Wed, 18 Jun 2008 16:21:23 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE IS NEEDED


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:andrewusman21@yahoo.com.co



- Auditor General of the FederationOffice of the Financial Auditors International Credit Settlement Dept Plot 119, Shehu Musa Yaradua RoadAbuja-Nigeria.Direct phone +234-8026-845-267ATN: Sir/MaThis is to officially inform you of the recent verification exercise bythe above office and the discovery of a delayed payment file valued at Twenty Seven Million United States Dollars (US$27,000.000.00) onlyinyour name . Further verification reveals that your was contineouslydelayed due to the activities of some unscrupulous and over-zealous well positioned Government Officials that handled yourpayment in the past.The Present Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria has given express approval and directive to urgently ensure that the Twenty Million United State Dollars $27,000,000.00) is paid from the One Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the Economic Financial Crime Commissions. These include cash and frozen assess to compensate those who victims of fraud by some impostors/fraudsters in Nigeria and other parts of the world.For effective delivery of this payment and avoidance of unwarranted cumbersome administrative bottlenecks that climax international funds transfer in the past, we have aligned with the Barclay's Bank Plc, London and/or the Off-shores Payment Center in Canada for immediate efficient funds delivery to expectant beneficiaries like you.This is the latest instruction by the President, ALHAJI UMAR YAR'ADUA (GCFR) Federal Republic Nigeria. And British Prime New Minister Gordon Brown in conjunction with US government. Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund(US$27.000,000.00) by sending us the below information and how you wish to receive your fund1.Your Full Name and Address2. Direct Phone/Fax number3. Your Age and Nationality4. OccupationFor your information you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) in respectof Transferring your fund, this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (445) so you have to indicate this code when contacting us. Please reply to this email address usmanandrew191@jmail.co.za or usmanandrew16@yahoo.com or call me on +234-8026-845-267Regards,Mr. Usman AndrewOffice of the Financial Auditor InternationaCredit Settlement Dept Nigeria

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