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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +2348063043430 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Senate=20President=20Of=20Nigeria?= <president.senate108@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: thesenatepresidentnig2@gmail.com
Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2009 19:50:08 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT PAYMENT!!!!!!


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:president.senate108@yahoo.com.co



- THE SENATE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA COMMITTEE ON CONTRACT REVIEW PAYMENT NATIONAL ASSEMBLY ABUJA-NIGERIA 234-806-3043430 Our Ref: FGN/CFCR/SH-VOL.04/2009 from the Desk of: The Senate President DR. DAVID MARK Date 13/01/2008 Attention: Honorable Contractor. How are you today, Have you received the part-payment of USD5.3M, The Accountant General called me and told me that the money have been paid to you since Friday last week hence I writing you to know why you have not written or called to notify me. I hope you know that it is my effort that made it possible for the payment of your fund because I have not relented all this while since I was appointed by the President and Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of Nigeria, Alhaji Umar Musa Yaradua GCFR to make the appropriation for the payment of Beneficiary, hence including your file. As soon as you receive this mail, kindly let me know if you have not received your payment, which I Have already included for payment. However. You tell him how you need to receive your fund. Whether (1) TRANSFER (2) ATM CARD (3) COURIER. Thanks and Congratulation. DR. DAVID MARK SENATE CC: THE RESIDENT FED. REPUBLIC OFNIGERIA THIS IRREVOCABLE DECISION CAN ONLY BE REVOKED BY THE PRESIDENT,COMMANDER IN CHIEF OF NIGERIAN ARMED FORCES, ALHAJI UMAR MUSA YARADUA.

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