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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • donaldston2001@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3adonaldston2001@ubbi.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Donald Duke" <dukeson004@gmail.com>
Reply-To: donaldston2001@ubbi.com
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 15:01:54 +0100
Subject: PARTNERSHIP OFFER


From The Desk Of
Mr Donald Duke.
Fund Manager,
Nicon Insuarance Plc.
1267 Asokoro Abuja,
Nigeria.





Hello,


This Financial Proposal might interest you and would like you to get back to
me only if interested for more details. I work with Nicon Insurance Plc
Investment Nigeria and l have used my position as the Head of Fund
Management Executive to acquire the sum of $70.5 Million through extraction
of 1.2% of our Investors Return On Investment (ROI)that are been paid
annually to our Investors world wide.


I would like you to work with me as a Partner for the receipt of this fund
in your account through proper banking channels with sharing ratio of
60:40, as soon as the fund arrives in your country's bank account l will be
coming for any lucrative investment in your country immediately. Please
could you email me your official telephone numbers for discussion of this
matter in further details.However, this offer is risk free without any
illegal implication attached.

Looking forward to hear from you shortly.Write me
on:donaldston2001@ubbi.com<on%3Adonaldston2001@ubbi.com>

Kind Regards,
Mr. Donald Duke

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