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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:
  • ",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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barristermark@rocketmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Barrister Mark <barristermark@rocketmail.com>
Reply-To: eldsmartin@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 23 Aug 2008 14:58:53 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: solution at last


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



- AUDITOR GENERAL OF THE FEDERATION OFFICE OF THE FINANCIAL INTERNATIONAL CREDIT SETTLEMENT DEPT PLOT 119 SHEHU MUSA YARADUA ROAD ABUJA NIGERIA ATTENTION: Sir/Ma, This is to officially inform you that we have verified your payment file which worth about Ten Million Five Hundred United States Dollars (US$10,500.000.00) only. We also found out that you have not received any payment since the Nigeria Government has set aside Ten Million Five Hundred United State Dollars(US$10,500,000.00) only From the Two Billion Dollars collected from fraudsters with the help of the Economic and Financial Crime Commissions (EFCC) both in London and Nigeria These include cash and frozen assets to compensate those who have been attempted or victims of fraud by some imposters/fraudsters in Nigeria, London and other parts of the globe. Hence we have decided to bring a solution to your problem by arranging your payment through an accredited bank in London. This is the latest instruction by the President Alhaji Umaru Musa YAR'ADUA (GCFR) president of Federal Republic Nigeria. And the New British Prime Minister Gordon Brown in conjunction with US government. Please confirm if you will like to receive the fund (US$10.500, 000.00) by sending us the below information and how you wish to receive your fund 1. Your Full Name and Address 2. Direct Phone/Fax number 3. Your Age and Nationality 4. Occupation For your information you have to stop any further communication with any other person(s) or office(s) in respect of transferring your fund, this is to avoid any hitches in finalizing your payment. You are advised to contact the below office of the Financial Auditor International Credit Settlement Dept. UK with the above information as soon as you receive this Important message for more direction on this. Note that because of impostors, we hereby issued you our code of conduct, which is (445) so you have to indicate this code when contacting us. Please reply through email Regards, Barrister Mark Willson Office of the Financial Auditor International Credit Settlement Dept Nigeria.

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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam