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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348076726379 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: juche_99@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 6 Nov 2008 07:47:28 +0530 (IST)
Subject: VERY URGENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: juche52@yahoo.in

DO GET BACK TO ME WITH YOUR BANKING DETAILS WHERE THE TRANSFER WILL BE MADE IS NEEDED

- FROM DR JOHN UCHE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE LAGOS NIGERIA TEL:234-8076726379DEAR SIR/MADAM RE APPROVAL OF $15.5 MILLION PAYMENTI am a director with the Federal Ministry of Finance and was instructed by the Hon Minister of Finance of Nigeria to find out before the end of this month, WHYyourcontractpayment/claim of your fund have not been credited to your account,after instructions has been passed to all various Government quarters that all over due contract/claim payments should be released as a lot of petitions by beneficiary's has been received by the Minister.Your bank details are what this office want you to reconfirm, with your telephone and fax numbers, and any other information on WHY you have not received your payment up-till date However I will give my assistance to make sure your file is in order for payment as two people camefor the claim of the fund and submitted account saying that you are not well and no longer interested in the fund.Do get back to me as soon as you get this mail

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