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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "jonathan kayode" <infokayode1@fastwebmail.it>
Date: Mon, 7 Jul 2008 16:41:26 +0100
Subject: M. Schneider Energy Nig (MSEN) Ltd.


Dear friend,

It is with utmost sincerity and good faith that I wish to intimate you on
the beneath business. I contacted you with an act of providence and utmost
faith believing that you can be trusted and capable of handling this
business proposal. I therefore apologize for infringing your privacy.

I am Dr. Kayode Jonathan, adviser to M. Schneider GMBH Austria, with a
Registered Company named: M. Schneider Energy Nig (MSEN) Ltd.

The aim of this message is to solicit for your partnership in receiving a
certain amount of money of which I will disclose to you upon confirmation
that you are interested. These funds stand the risk of being frozen if we do
not make arrangement to secure it in a foreign company/corporate bank
account.

For urgent and confidential discussions, kindly send to me your personal and
direct telephone number for further discussions and to enable me send you
all relevant documents involved in this proposal. Be advised that you or
your organization is risk free from any side of this transaction because we
shall secure a High Court Order to protect your involvement in this
transaction.

Upon the receipt of your feedback, I will inform you the amount involve to
enable you start your commission/percentage that shall be offered to you or
your company. We shall commence the transfer of the funds immediately we
receive the following information's.

1. The name of the recipient/beneficiary.

2. The company's name, address, telephone/fax numbers.

The above information's shall be used to put up authorization letter and
clearance from the Ministry of Finance for immediate approval of the fund
transfer to any bank account as will be provided by you.

I have here a link to better highlight you of this transaction.
http://allafrica.com/stories/200712210429.html

Your urgent message is being awaited.

Yours faithfully,

Dr. Jonathan Kayode.
For: M. Schneider Energy Nig (MSEN) Ltd.

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