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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer into your 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • 23476448604

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?hill=20More?= <hill.more@yahoo.com.co>
Date: Tue, 23 Sep 2008 10:10:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY IS NEED


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:hill.more@yahoo.com.co



- NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)LAGOS CENTRAL OFFICE LAGOS -NIGERIA. PLEASE REPLY ONLY TO THIS ALTERNATIVE E-MAILADDRESS: usumanhenery@yahoo.frPHONE: 234-76448604Confidential:Attn: MANAGING DIRECTOR/C.E.O Dear Sir/Re: TRANSFER OF THIRTY MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLAR (US$30,000,000.00) ONLY TO A SAFE ACCOUNT. I am extending this proposal to you in my capacity as Chief Accountant and in fullagreement with the Auditor General of this company Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).We scrutinized all records and accounts of awarded and executed contracts of this company during the past military regimes sincethe inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully uncovered and mapped out a whopping sum of US$30M which we want to transfer into your account as the beneficiary. The money Thirty Million United States Dollar US$30,000,000.00 only. Moreover, it is pertinent to note that the nature of your business does not matter in this transaction and there is no risky in it.We have agreed to give you 30% of the total fund for your assistance. 10% of the total fund is mapped out for reimbursement of any expenses any party may incur during this transaction as we envisaged that there will be some expenses to get this transaction through both local and internationally while 60% will be for me and my partners here.You are required to send the following particulars to enable us apply for the transfer of the fund in your favour as the beneficiary if this deal interest you. 1. Beneficiary name and address2. Your phone and fax numbers for easy communications

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