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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.
• 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.
  • abumarwa111@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: abumarwa111@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 14 Oct 2008 22:22:21 +0000
Subject: Lets Claim This Fund Together(Urgent Reply)




OCEANIC INTERNATIONAL BANK PLC,
OZUMBA MBADIWE AVENUE,
VICTORIA-ISLAND,
NIGERIA.
EMAIL: abumarwa111@gmail.com

SUBJECT: BENEFICIARY SUM OF US$14.2MILLION

I AM SEEKING FOR YOUR COOPERATION TO PRESENT YOU TO MY BANK AS THE NEXT OF KIN TO MR RICHARD PETERSON, FOREIGN CONTRACTOR WITH NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COOPERATION (NNPC): SO THAT THE SUM OF US$14,2MILLION WILL BE PAY TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY.

FOR YOUR INFORMATION I AM THE HEAD OF INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT WITH OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,
THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF OCEANIC BANK INTERNATIONAL PLC,MANDATED ME TO LOOK FOR ANY KNOWN RELATION OF MR RICHARD PETERSON SINCE AFTER HIS DEATH 5/1/03, HOWEVER ALL MY EFFORTS TRACES ABORTIVE, THAT IS THE MAIN REASON I AM WRITING YOU THIS TO ASK FOR YOUR COOPERATION FOR US TO CLAIM THIS MONEY,SINCE YOU ARE A FOREIGNER. I ONLY HAVE TO APPROVE YOU,
THIS FUND WILL BE PAYED TO YOU AS THE BENEFICIARY. WE ARE TO SHARE THIS MONEY BETWEEN OURSELVES (I AND YOU) IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS OFFER YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS : abumarwa111@gmail.com

FOR DETAIL OF THIS TRANSACTION AND PROCEDURE. PLS DO FORWARD ME YOUR FULL NAME,ADDRESS,PHONE NUMBER,YOUR COMPANY NAME OR OCCUPATION THESE INFO ARE VITAL TO THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.NOTE THAT THIS IS RISK FREE BUSINESS.

THIS TRANSACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY THERE IS INTEREST FROM YOU.

SINCERELY YOURS

MR.ABU MARWA.

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