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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • daruowei@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Daru=20Owei?= <daruowei500@ymail.com>
Reply-To: daruowei@gmail.com
Date: Fri, 5 Sep 2008 04:37:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: DEAR FRIEND!!!!!!!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:daruowei500@ymail.com



- the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This commission was inaugurated to eleviate the suffering of the Niger Delta indigenes through constructions of Roads,Rural Electrification, portable waters etc. The Niger Delta indigenes of Nigeria are the Oil producing area of the country that has been commission was inaugurated to map out a master plan for the development of the region,and i think we have done well so far. Only recently,we were able to complete the construction of a solar powered water Scheme in Rivers State of Nigeria to the tune of $148.5m.This project was sponsored by Chevron Oil and other Multi National oil companies in the region in Collaboration with the Federal government. During the award of the contract,i and the Managing Director of the commission, Mr. Timi Alaibe was able to inflate the contract value with $28.5m.So far the original contractor has been paid and the over inflated fund is still in the suspence account of the commission awaiting payment. It is on this reason that i am writting you to assist us receive the money into your custody since we need a foreigner whom we will present as one of the contractors to the commission.All details of the transaction will be clearly spelt out to you as soon as i confirm your readiness to assist. You should also indicate your commission for accepting to assist us bearing in mind that such commission will be negotiated among us.Pls send your response to m y private email daruowei@gmail.com I await your urgent reply Dr Daru Owei

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