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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • ahsanni101@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Ahmed Sanni <ahsanni101@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ahmedsanni2008@jmail.co.za
Date: Fri, 1 Aug 2008 07:02:20 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: FROM AHMED SANNI, VERY URGENT.


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: ahsanni101@yahoo.com



- DEAR SIR,I AM AHMED SANNI A COMPUTER ANALYST WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.I AM 28YEARS OLD,AND JUST STARTED WORK WITH CBN. I CAME ACROSS YOUR FILE WHICH IS MARKED X AND YOUR RELEASE DISC PAINTED RED,I TOOK TIME TO STUDY IT AND FOUND OUT THAT YOU HAVE PAID VIRTUALLY ALL FEES AND CERTIFICATES BUT THE FUND HAS NOT BEEN RELEASED TO YOU.I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT WHAT YOU WENT THROUGH IN RESPECT OF YOUR FUNDS BY SOME UNSCRUPULOUS OFFICIALS HERE IN NIGERIA MADE ME TO CONTACT YOU. THE MOST ANNOYING THING IS THAT THEY CAN NOT TELL YOU THE TRUTH.THAT ON NO ACCOUNT WILL THEY EVER RELEASE THIS FUNDS TO YOU INSTEAD THEY LET YOU SPEND MONEY UNNECESSARILY. I DO NOT INTEND TO WORK HERE ALL THE DAYS OF MY LIFE, I CAN RELEASE THIS FUND TO YOU IF YOU CAN SATISFY ME OF MY SECURITY AND HOW I CAN RUN AWAY FROM NIGERIA IF I DO THIS BECAUSE IF I DONT,MY LIFE WILL BE AT DANGER. PLEASE THIS IS LIKE A MAFIA SETTING IN NIGERIA.YOU MAY NOT UNDERSTAND IT BECAUSE YOU ARE NOT A NIGERIAN. THE ON!
LY THING I WILL NEED TO RELEASE THIS FUND IS A SPECIAL HARD DISC, WE CALL IT HB2.YOU WILL BUY TWO OF IT AND SEND TO ME TO ENABLE ME RECOPY YOUR INFORMATIONS, DESTROY THE PREVIOUS ONE AND PUNCH THE COMPUTER TO REFLECT IN YOUR BANK ACCOUNT WITHIN 24 BANKING HOURS.I WILL CLEAN UP THE TRACER AND DESTROY YOUR FILE.AFTER WHICH I WILL RUN AWAY FROM NIGERIA TO MEET WITH YOU.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED,DO GET IN TOUCH WITH ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH MY EMAIL BOX. I WILL LIKE YOU TO RECOMFIRM YOUR PARTICULARS AND BANKING INFORMATIONS SO THAT THERE WON'T BE ANY MISTAKES IN THE TRANSFER. I WILL DO IT DIRECTLY TO YOUR ACCOUNT PROVIDED YOU SEND ME THE DISC AND KEEP EVERYTHING SECRET.YOU CAN CALL ME ON MY MOTHER'S PHONE NUMBER;234-80-80849644 TODAY BY 10.00PM WHEN I MUST HAVE COME BACK FROM WORK FOR MORE DETAILS.AWAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.BEST REGARDS,AHMED SANNI

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