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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "million us 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)
  • "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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.
• 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.
  • linuseze1960@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "fbi_smuller@terra.es" <fbi_smuller@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 16 Apr 2009 12:14:05 +0200 (MEST)
Subject:



FROM THE DESKTOP OF THE CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION UNDER FEDERAL MINISTRY FINANCE ABUJA FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

HEAD OFFICE
Legal Unit 1 Ibrahim Taiwo Road Aso Rock Villa PMB 166 FCT Abuja.

ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY

How are you? i hope you are fine. Well, I believe by the time you will be through with this email you will understand and surely place your mind at rest as you are going to start a new life in no distance time. Most families have lost lives, homes and there great wealth due to the high rate of fraud and scams that has been all over the Nation and the world in general, but since the setup of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission for the purpose,these crimes has been reduced and we are fighting heavily to put this to an end.

Right now, [900 million] NINE HUNDRED MILLION US Dollars has been recovered from these fraudsters through our Intelligence network, and most suspects are still in on our custody for proper investigations and trials. Your name and email has been found in our list of those that has been defrauded through some of these media, Account/Western union money transfer and Money Gram.

The western union money transfer that has been sent so far to some countries like London Ghana,Togo,Spain,South Africa and United States, Nigeria etc are being received here in our country by these fraudsters in the name of having transaction that you do not know about.You have approved to receive the sum of $600,000 USD

An instruction has been giving that in no account should any money be paid to an individual through any means without a proper investigation.

We have our agents in the bank all round the World with proper security to checkmate these fraudsters and any bank that goes contrary to our instruction will stand the risk of losing its certificate of accreditation.If this is true about you, do not border much because it is time for you to regain what you have lost .

This wonderful compensation program was introduced by the new President Alhaji Musa Yar'radua for this physical year 2009.

All you need to do is to contact the head of verification department with this information below for further clarification and screening after which part of this money will be sent to you through Atm visa card or Bank to bank transfer . Or any other means which will be convenience for you as stated clearly above. Contact Linus M. Eze (Mr.) with the following information.

Full Name&Address
Tel.Number
Fax Number
Occupation
Age
A copy of your ID CARD
Amount Lost?

OFFICE OF VERIFICATION ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION MR. LINUS M. EZE Contact person's email: linuseze1960@gmail.com

Thanks,
Chief Mrs. Farida Mzamber Waziri (AIG rtd.)
[EFCC Executive Chairman]

NOTE; Contact the verification office as you were instructed to the email above. This payment has a limited time frame for funds dispatch. Your response is expected within 7 working days of receiving this notice.






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