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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:
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "00,000.00" (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 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.
  • unitednationceda@aim.com

Fraud email example:

From: YOKUS OIL <yokusoil18@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Tue, 6 Jan 2009 15:20:19 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: INFORMATION CIRCULAR!!


INFORMATION CIRCULAR!!
Centre for Economic Development in Africa {CEDA.}
Ref No: RK 516 SV /Contracts-Nigeria/#0374
 
    Attention: Beneficiary.
                                      
                                           INFORMATION CIRCULAR
 
Dear Sir/Ma
 
We have noticed with deep concern the fraudulent and corrupt practices by some officials of the African financial institutions and government agencies formerly designated with the duty to process and perform the remittances of various foreign contract/inheritance payments. These nefarious activities have put some of the African countries in bad light among committee of the nations, which have been very inimical to their economic growth and development. It is a fact that some beneficiaries while trying to realize their legitimate contract/inheritance payments have unsuspectingly fallen prey to schemes and grand designs of these bad elements in these African societies who creates artificial impediments in the processing of foreign contract/inheritance payments as device to perpetrate fraud.
 
In need to restore and reposition the ailing these African economies and status for improved direct foreign investments and economic growth/development, the United Nations Centre for Economic Development in Africa was prevailed upon, in partnership with all these African governments to grapple with the arduous task of restructuring for advancement of all these African economics and financial status, and to further effectiveness in foreign contract/inheritance payment resolution.
 
In the course of verifications on your contract/inheritance file, it was discovered that you have satisfactorily completed all required legal and financial obligations in respect of your contract/inheritance payment. In this vein, your contract/inheritance payment has been certified and ratified for immediate payment, and high power directives have been issued to Head of Operations, First Diamond Finance B.v, Netherlands to credit your bank account number with the total sum of US$8,400,000.00 part payment of your contact/inheritance funds without further delay, who under the present structure have taken over full responsibility on foreign contract/inheritance payments from the African developments Bank for effectiveness.
 
In the foregoing, you are hereby advise you to contact and communicate your bank account information as quickly as possible to the Head of Operations, First Diamond Finance B.v. Netherlands for crediting US$8,400,000.00 into your bank account out of your total contract/inheritance payment value.
 
The contact information for the Head of Operations, First Diamond Finance B..v. Netherlands are:-
 
Name of Contact Person:-  Mr. Greg van Martins. (Head of Operations)
Telephone Nr: -                   00 31-644-805-839
Fax Nr: -                               00 31-847-364-118
E-mail Add:-                     firstdiamondsecurity@live.nl
 
We advice you give the above security & Finance firm your maximum Co-operation and follow their directives/instructions so as to enable you receive your payment.   
 
We are looking forward to here your good news immediately after receiving your contract/inheritance payments into your bank account.  

 
Thanks for your understanding and your anticipated co-operation,
 
We sincerely apologies for all the inconveniencies “Good Luck”
 
Yours truly, 
Jeffrey Benneth Jnr.
(Sub-regional Director)
E-mail: unitednationceda@aim.com

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