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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:
  • "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.
  • +23417666204 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • uzomaoyeze@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?yayale=20Ahmed?= <yayale.ahmed42@yahoo.in>
Reply-To: uzomaoyeze@hotmail.com
Date: Sun, 8 Feb 2009 03:40:58 +0530 (IST)
Subject: FINAL PAYMENT RESOLUTION


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: yayale.ahmed42@yahoo.in



- FIRST QUOTA PAYMENT 2009: Attn:Beneficiary,We the entire members of Federal House of Senate,The office of Presidency,Directors of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,on behalf of the Federal RepublicofNigerian under the auspices of the Civilian Head of State,PRESIDENT UMARU MUSA YAR’ADUA(GCFR) have unanimously approved your Inheritance contract payment completely in your favor.You are advice immediate to Contact Dr Uzoma Oyeze Chairman,Contract Award Division NNPC on Tel: 23417666204, Fax: 2348039801026, Email:uzomaoyeze@hotmail.com for the immediate transfer of your long overdue fund. Yoursfaithfully, ALHAJI YAYALE AHMED, SECRETARY TO THE PRESIDENT,FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

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