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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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 united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "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.
  • ned_anthony2001@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aned_anthony2001@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDRERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE" <nedanthony15@livedoor.com>
Reply-To: ned_anthony2001@sify.com
Date: Sat, 19 Jul 2008 12:59:46 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION BENEFICIAR AND GET BACK TO ME TODAY


FROM THE DESK OF MR.NED ANTHONY
THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR OF
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF)
ZARIA STREET,OFF SIMON AKINTOLA STREET
GARKI 11,FEDERAL CAPITAL TERRITORY(FCT)
ABUJA- NIGERIA,
REPLY ME TO:ned_anthony2001@sify.com <TO%3Aned_anthony2001@sify.com>

ATTENTION: BENEFICIARY,
THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN GAZETTE
TO BE RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT)DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU OR
THROUGH ANY OF OUR CORRESPONDENT BANK NOMINATED BY THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR
FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS
AGO WITH A LETTER, CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE. HERE ARE HER
INFORMATION FOR YOU TO CONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE IF THIS WOMAN IS TRULY FROM
YOU OR NOT SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR
PAYING INTO ANY WRONG ACCOUNTS.

CLAIM NAME:MARION ELIZABETH JAMES BANK NAME: CITI BANK ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT NUMBER: 6503809428. PLEASE, DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE,AS A MATTER
OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU.
YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATION FOR VERIFICATIONS
PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUNDS VALID US$10M (TEN MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS)
WILL BE REMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT ANY WHERE. THIS FUNDS IS
AS A RESULT OF INHERITANCE/YOUR CONTRACT DUE ON YOUR BEHALF. INFORMATION
NEEDED FROM YOU FOR VERIFICATION AND SUBSEQUENT RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS IS AS
FOLLOWS:

1.YOUR NAME:
2.YOUR FULL ADDRESS:
3.YOUR TELEPHONE
4.YOUR FAX:
5.YOUR AGE:
6.YOUR SEX:
7.YOUR OCCUPATION:

AS SOON AS WE RECEIVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NECESSARY PROCEDURES
IN ORDER TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE (FMF) IN CONJUNCTION WITH THE UNION BANK DIRECTOR, EXECUTIVE BOARD
OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE
INHERITANCE/CONTRACT PAYMENT HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE
BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN
OPERATIONS, TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITANCE/CONTRACT FUNDS
THIS QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR 2008.HOWEVER, WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL
PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.MARION ELIZABETH JAMES,IF WE DO NOT HEAR
FROM YOU WITHIN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY.WE ARE SORRY FOR ANY
INCONVENIENCE THE DELAY IN TRANSFERRING OF THIS FUNDS MUST HAVE CAUSED YOU.
MR.NED ANTHONY,
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE (FMF).

CC: SENATE PRESIDENT
CC: BOARD OF DIRECTORS [FPD]
CC: ACCOUNTANT GENERAL OF NIGERIA.

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