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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:
  • "% will be for you" (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 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.
  • ezedrpee1@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Peter Eze" <ezedrpee@gorod.net>
Reply-To: ezedrpee@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 06:29:23 -0700
Subject: Dear Sir,


*Dear Sir,

I am Peter Eze. I am working in the Audit Department of the Central Bank of
Nigeria. While auditing the account of the Federal Government, I discovered
that there was a contract awarded to one oil firm which the Government did
not complete their payment before the Incident.

The problem is that the Government could not pay the firm after the firm
completed the contract because of lack of fund. Now the Government is ready
to settle the debt, but the problem is that the contractor is dead. So I
need you to pose yourself as the contractor so that we can claim the money.

The Amount of money in question is about US$88.288M. I am ready to provide
all the Documents necessary for the deal if only you can help me claim the
money, 30% will be for you, 65% for me while 5% will be for miscellaneous
expenses incurred during the transaction.
I look forward to hearing from you immediately you receive this email, (**
ezedrpee1@yahoo.fr* <ezedrpee1@yahoo.fr>*)

Best Regard,
Dr Peter Eze.*

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