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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:
  • "million dollars" (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)
• 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.
  • +2347026499917

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Sule=20Adams?= <suleadams13@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: suleadams342003@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 30 Dec 2008 03:34:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:suleadams13@yahoo.com.co



- Dear Sir/Ma, I am the chairman of the Contract Payment Review Panel and executive director of projects and engineering of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum Resources Nigeria, I am in search of an agent to assist us in receiving the sum of twenty eight million dollars ($28M) remitted by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank you will provide and subsequently invest the funds in properties, agriculture or in any other lucrative venture in your country You shall take 30% of the total amount for assisting me. If you are interested to assist me in this regard,You should please email me through my private mail account and supply me with the following particulars: 1 Your full name and address. 2 Your company name and address(if any). 3 Telephone and fax numbers 4 Your occupation 5 Age So we can discuss the details of this transaction. Note that your area of specialisation is not relevant for the successful execution of this transaction. I await your reply to this mutually beneficial transaction.Please you can reach me on this number +234-7026499917 so that we can discuss better about this transaction. Best wishes, Dr. Sule Adams.

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