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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • +2347092119021
• 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.
  • engralfredabbah@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: johnpedro_j1@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 21 Nov 2008 08:53:19 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION PLS


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



- Dear Friend.Good Day to you,I am Engr Engr Hillary Pedro, I am writing on behalf of my partners. We got your esteem contact on the internet during my search for an honest foreign partner to partnership.I am the director in charge of contracts award for the federal ministry of works. This department charged with the responsibility of government projects in the rural and urban of the federation. We get commissions from some of the contracts we award to foreign contractors to the tune of US$9M.We as civil servants, cannot keep such amount in our personal account based on the law guiding all civil servants in our federation and this has been a hindrance on my side. We need a foreign partnership who will stand as a contractor to move this fund out of my country to your country without any problem on your side.We have done our home work very well and we are sure of what we want to do and how to do it. 25% of the total amount US$9million will be for you, while the balance 75% wil!
l be for us. Give me a phone number to reach youor call me with the number below after reading this mail so that i can be sure of you.Waiting to hear from you. Best Regrads,Engr Alfred Abbah Tel:+234-709-211-9021

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