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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348077606022 (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.
  • prof.s.sambo@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "prof.s.sambo@sify.com" <marthawinton5@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 13:33:29 +0100
Subject: THE ENERGY COMMISSIN


Prof Abubakar Sani Sambo
Energy Commission of Nigeria,
Plot 701cCentral Area,
P.M.B. 358, Garki, Abuja.
Telephone:234-8077-6060-22

Sir/Ma,

I am the group director, federal energycommission, I
have the confidence that you will be ofimmense
assistance to me in this business of mutual benefits.
I havethe sum of twenty two million usd ($18M
deposited with a finance bankoverseas. I wish to
invest this money in your country: hence Iam
soliciting for your partnership in a joint venture.
Therefore Iseek your assistance to work with me to
receive this fund into yourbank account as the
beneficiary.

You will invest, manage, andoversee the investments
until I retire from active service. This fundis
accrued from over invoiced and inflated contract
executed byforeign contractors in the previous months
in the ministry.

Theactual amount ($18M) is the over-invoiced
difference, and the originalcontract has been paid. I
will use my official position to secure allthe
documents and place you as the bonafide contractor,
and the fundswill be transferred to your bank
account.
I Will send to you all therelevant documents and give
you all the contacts required for the fundsto get
into your account.

If you accept this transaction and wish towork with
me please do send to me the following.
1. Your fullnames
2. Your contact telephone/fax numbers
3. Your detailed bankaccount information where you
will like to receive the funds.
4. andyour full address

Also I advice you to keep thistransaction
confidential to protect my position in office, though
thistransaction is 100% free on your side and mine.
I am looking forward toyour response.
Please do send all your response to my privatemail
Yours faithfully,
Prof Abubakar .S Sambo
prof.s.sambo@sify.com

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