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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:
  • "million us 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 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)
  • "hundred thousand us 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)
  • "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 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.
  • jerrymadu56@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paul oforo" <pauloforo56@gmail.com>
Date: Sun, 13 Jul 2008 08:21:35 -0700
Subject: Dear Beneficiary


From: Mr. Paul Oforo Chief Accountant
of the Federation Office
5th Floor, Annex 3, New Federal Secretariat Complex,
Shehu Shagari Way, Central Area
Abuja Nigeria.

Dear Beneficiary ,

My name is Mr.Paul Oforo . I'm the personal secretary to the new Chief
Accountant of the Federation; I'm directed to contact you by the Chief to
urgently confirm from you if actually you know one Mrs. Emily Dawson who
claims
to be your business associate/ partner in Nigeria.

This are the information forwarded to my desks by Mrs. Emily Dawson of
CANADA to re-route your payment into a new bank account number as stated
(VACAP Credit Union,
1700 Robin Hood Road, Richmond, CA 23720.
Account number 492453201.
Routing number 85226456,
Of Mrs. Dawson. The Sum of $15..5 Million US Dollars
(Fifteen Million Three Hundred Thousand US Dollars).

As you may know, the total amount in your favor is a total sum of $15.3
Million Dollars.

We need to confirm from you urgently before our Paying Bank paid the Money
to her and if it's really true that you are dead and if we did not hear from
you it automatically means that you are actually dead and the information
passed to us by Mrs. Emily Dawson is correct.

Your swift response will help this Office a lot, email me your current
information's as follows:

(1)Full Name:
(2.) Phone, and mobile #.
(3)Profession/Occupation,
(4)Business/ Company Name.
(5)Full Home Address

As soon as this information's are received we will proceed in releasing your
long awaited fund to you through the assigned designated Paying Bank. Kindly
ensure that you email me upon the receipt of this mail for acknowledgement
and further directives on

Best Regards.

Mr. Paul Oforo.
Secretary: New Chief Accountant of the Federation;
E-mail: jerrymadu56@hotmail.com

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