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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:
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "prof mandy adams" <profmandy@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: many_adams01@gawab.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 16:41:46 -0700
Subject: PART-PAYMENT OF $5.7MILLION READY FOR OUR HONORABLE CONTRACTOR


*National Courier Services(NCS)
Your payment;
ref; numbers NG00999/CBN/7535/2008.
Attn: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR*

* *

* PART-PAYMENT OF $5.7MILLION READY FOR OUR HONORABLE CONTRACTOR
*


*Did you authorized anybody who presented document of claim, reported to
Have been signed by you for the release of your part-payment of $5.7million
only. Because at the Nationl Courier Office we are about contacting you for
your delivery arrangements before we got this fellow who claimed to be your
agent presenting documents of claim.

Reconfirm back to me to avoid any irregularities, as your payment is now
ready to be delivered to you (based on the Instructions received this
morning from the attorney general of the federation). I want you to know
that you will be responsible for the delivery of your draft to your
destination.
*

*
Based on that, you have been advised not to respond to any mail or fax
concerning your fund from any body who claim to be or your agent as your
certify international bank draft is now ready to be delivered immediately by
the authority of this office.
Kindly re-confirm to this office the followings:*

*1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Home Address.

You are warned and advised to follow-up instructions as regards to your
Fund. The above is your payment (ref. Number(NG0999/CBN/7535/2008) any mail
or faxes with out your payment ref numbers, you should disregard it.
Your urgent response is expected in this confidential faster, for security
reasons, don't fail to reply or else this fund might be released to the
agent/partner/claimer.

Yours faithfully.

PROF. MANDY ADAMS
Executive Director.
National Courier Services(NCS)*

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