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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found 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.
  • foreal@universia.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2008 07:11:24 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?ATTENTION_BENEFICIARY.?=




FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

OFFICE OF THE SENATE HOUSE
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
COMMITTEE ON FOREIGN PAYMENT
(RESOLUTION PANEL ON CONTRACT PAYMENT)
IKOYI ANNEX NIGERIA



FROM THE DESK OF:-
SENATOR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.
TEL:- 2347031576881
EMAIL:- foreal@universia.es
Our Ref: FGN /SNT/STB

INFORMATION ON YOUR FUND.

ATTN: BENEFICIARY,

I WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT BASED ON THE JOINT MEETINGS BETWEEN THE EXECUTIVE ARMS AND THE LEGISLATIVE ARMS OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA LEAD BY THE PRESIDENT ALHAJI UMARU MUSA YAR'ADUA. I HAVE BEEN MANDATED TO ENSURE THAT ALL FOREIGNERS RECEIVE THEIR LONG OVERDUE FUND.

AFTER OUR DELIBRATIONS, IT WAS OBVIOUS BASED ON THE PETITIONS WE RECEIVED FROM FOREIGNERS THAT THEY LOST SOME GOOD MONEY TO THE IMPOSTERS THAT CLAIMED TO REPRESENT THE GOVERNMENT, THEREBY BRINGING BAD REPUTATIONS TO OUR INTEGRITY AND THE GOVERNMENT IN GENERAL. WE APPEAL TO YOU DO NOT PATRONISE THEM ANY LONGER.

BASED ON THIS RECENT DEVELOPMENT AND FINDINGS, YOU ARE HEREBY DIRECTED WITHOUT FURTHER DELAYS TO RESPOND TO THIS NOBLE OFFICE.

YOUR ARE ADVISED TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING:-
1:- YOUR FULL NAMES AND ADDRESS.
2:- YOUR TOTAL AMOUNT EXPECTING.
3:- YOUR TEL/FAX/MOBILE PHONE NUMBERS.
4:- YOUR BANKING CO-ORDINATES.
5:- YOUR OCCUPATION, AGE AND MARRITAL STATUS.
6:- THE TYPE OF TRANSACTION {EITHER INHERITANCE, CONTRACT LOTTERY OR ANY}

UPON RECEIPT OF YOUR URGENT RESPONSE YOU WILL BE DUELY INFORMED HOW YOU WILL RECEIVE YOUR FUND.

VERY IMPORTANTLY, FROM NOW HENCEFORTH YOU ARE ADVISED TO STOP FURTHER COMMUNICATION WITH ANY OTHER PERSON OR GROUP OF PEOPLE BOTH LOCALLY HERE OR INTERNATIONALLY TO AVOID MIXUPS THAT CAN MAKE YOU LOOSE MONEY FROM THE HANDS OF SWINDLERS. BE WARNED.

ANTICIPATING YOUR VERY URGENT REPLY TO THIS LETTER.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE

YOUR'S FAITHFULLY,
SENATOR DAVID MARK.
SENATE PRESIDENT.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA


TELEPHONE:- 2347031576881


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