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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:
  • "abuja" (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.
  • 2347082776163
• 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.
  • alh_shan.usman@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • germart205@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Shansudeen=20Usman?= <u_shansudeen@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: alh_shan.usman@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 9 Jan 2009 04:43:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON YOUR CONTRACT FUND.


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



- Shansudeen Usman,Usman Shansudeen,FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE New Federal Secretariat, Shehu Shagari Way, Abuja,MOBILE: 234-7082776163,E-MAIL: alh_shan.usman@yahoo.com,URGENT,Date: 9/1/2009,Our Ref: FMF/COM/00452/IMP,Attn. Sir,RE: FINAL PAYMENT NOTIFICATION ON YOUR CONTRACT FUND.My Name is ALH,SHANSUDEEN USMAN, I am write you in my capacity as the new Finance Minister of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA, and hereby direct you to contact the Foreign Operation Manager of OUR OFFSHORE CORRESPONDENT BANK London, Rev.DR,GEORGE MARTINS with confirmation of your current banking details as we have received several bank accounts for the same contract amount/Inheritance.I also write to enquire about the sincerity of the application made by your representative for a change of your bank account. This government will not be held responsible for any wrongful transfer of your fund, as we are determined to pay all our contractors through OUR OFFSHORE CORRESPONDENT BANK IN London.As a matter of fact, any further dealings with any office in Nigeria, outside my office or OUR OFFSHORE CORRESPONDENT Bank of London is at your own risk. You are therefore required to contact Rev.DR,GEORGE MARTINS, the Foreign Operation Manager of London,on his direct, E-MAIL: germart205@yahoo.com, under 48hrs to ascertain the authenticity of this application.Be informed that any delay in reaction to this letter, will be assumed that the claims by your local representatives are true and as such should be given appropriate attention required by the claimants. Thanks,All correspondence should be relayed to the (FMF) Federal Republic of Nigeria ALH,SHANSUDEEN USMAN MINISTER OF FINANCE {FRN}

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