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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 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)
• 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.
  • lil_moke_123@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "governor centralbank" <cb12345@unimail.mn>
Reply-To: lil_moke_123@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 21 Jun 2008 04:13:51 +0100
Subject: re:dear friend ASAP


* business proposal

hello,

based on the information gathered from the ministry of trade finance and
discreet search from the chamber of commerce web directory ,i intend to
Solicit your prompt assistance on this transaction coupled with the fact
that you will not disappoint me. In our custody is one billion five hundred
million dollars U.S$1, 500 000,000.00. which a total of sixteen billion US
dollars US$16,000,000,000:00, was earn-marked for the total revitalization
project of the power and steel industry.

the Oil sector in nigeria lost $500 billion, mainly from the oil sector, was
stolen between 1960 and 2007 in Nigeria, the world's eighth-largest oil
exporter. in the course of giving out contracts to multinational firms we
over-signed contracts sums running into billions which i brought in some of
the key officials to perfect the deal.

i seek your consent, easy understanding and permission to remit the said
money into a nominated escrow account offshore in the affirmative by you,
your will be placed on zero point five, {0.5%} commission and the funds will
be transfered in bits, so as to erase any form of suspicion from the eagle
eyes of law enforcement agencies locally and internationally. the former
president and the former minister of power steel are aware, notify me as
soon as possible. below are websites supporting the above:

http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-03/2008-03-24-voa8.cfm
http://www.voanews.com/english/archive/2008-04/2008-04-22-voa65.cfm
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/africa/7328097.stm

presently, there is an ongoing probe into that ministry as i direct that our
dealings remain discreet. as soon as you acknowledge my mail, further
informations will be given on request. I'd like to state categorically, a
tested and trusted hand needed. please provide me with required details
needed below:
age:- ......................
full-names:- ....................
occupation:- .......................
country/city:- ..........................
present address:- ............................
married/single/none:- ..............................
fax/telephone {home/mobile/office}:- .......................

private - e-mail: - lil_moke_123@hotmail.com

regards
Governor
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