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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348026365532 (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)

Fraud email example:

From: "usmanandrew191@jmail.co.za" <andrewusmay@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: usmanandrew191@jmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 20:01:38 -0700
Subject: YOUR URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED


Auditor General of the Federation

Office of the Financial Auditors
International Credit Settlement Dept
Plot 119, Shehu Musa Yaradua Road

Abuja-Nigeria.
Direct phone number +234 -8026-3655-327

ATN: Sir/Ma

This is to officially inform you of the recent verification exercise by the
above office and the discovery of a delayed payment file valued at Twenty
Seven Million United States Dollars (US$27,000.000.00) only in your name .
Further verification reveals that you was contineously delayed due to the
activities of some unscrupulous and over-zealous well positioned Government
Officials that handled your payment 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 fund

1. Your Full Name and Address
2. Direct Phone/Fax number
3. Your Age and Nationality
4. Occupation

For your information you have to stop any further communication with any
other person(s) or office(s) in respect of 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 call me +234
-8026-3655-327

Regards,

Mr. Usman Andrew
Office of the Financial Auditor

International Credit Settlement Dept
Nigeria

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam