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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • cmansa.citylinkcourierltd@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "bernard abbah" <b_abbah9@gala.net>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:59:58 -0800
Subject: COMPENSATION


COMPENSATION

Dear friend,
I hope you have not forgotten me. I am Bernard Abbah who contacted you some
time ago to assist me secure the release of some money by standing as the
beneficiary of the funds.

Though you were not able to assist me conclude the transaction. I am happy
to
inform you about my success in getting the funds transferred with the
co-operation of my new partner from Qatar who is an international
businessman.

I must frankly state without mincing words that i was blessed to have met
with
a man of very unquestionable capability to deliver.

Presently i am in Qatar embarking on an investment project with my own share
of
the total sum just like i told you then. Meanwhile i could not have
forgotten your past effort and attempt to assist me in transferring this
fund
despite the fact that it did not get to the desired conclusion with you.
But that i think was the source of my inspiration to this point. As just as
my
highly respectable late father would always say to me one good turn deserves
another.
For this reason i made out a bank draft of US$1,500,000.00(one million five
hundred thousand united states dollars) in your name as a compensation for
all
your past effort.



I have been trying to contact you since so that you will come over and pick
up
the bank draft but did not hear from you. I had to deposited the bank draft
with City Link Courier Ltd here because i have to go to Qatar to meet my new
partner for the investment.


You have to contact the City Link Courier Ltd by sending the your name and
your address where the bank draft will be mailed to.


Below is their Contact Address:

CITY LINK COURIER LIMITED
SUITES 1&4 LSDPC COMPLEX
SURULERE
LAGOS NIGERIA
CONTACT PERSON :CHARLES MANSA
E-MAIL: cmansa.citylinkcourierltd@gmail.com

So that they will mail the bank draft to you.

Please do let me know immediately you receive the Bank Draft so that we can
both share in the joy of this fulfillment. I am very busy here because of
the
project which my partner and i are handling at the moment.
Regards,
Bernard Abbah

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