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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:

• 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.
  • noi@k.ro

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.PETER SOLOMOND." <noi@k.ro> (may be fake)
Date: Fri, 7 Oct 2005 01:10:58 -0700
Subject: DEAR CLIENT,

UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
34,ADAFUKS STREET LAGOS -NIGERIA.
email noi@k.ro

DEAR CLIENT,

PAYMENT TRANSFER NOTIFICATION.

WE HEREBY FORMALLY INFORM YOU OF THE APPROVAL OF YOUR PAYMENT WITH UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.

WE THEREFORE URGE YOU TO INFORM US OF HOW YOU WISH TO RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT

CLAIM OF PART PAYMENT OF $10.MILLION DOLLARS (TEN MILLION, UNITED STATE DOLLARS).
EITHER BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER, OR CASH TO YOUR COUNYTRY.

YOUR PROMPT RESPONSE TO THIS MATTER WILL BE USEFUL FOR THE COLLECTION OF

YOUR FUND WITHOUT ANY DELAY.

MORE SO, YOU SHOULD CONTACT ME ON MY EMAIL
FOR MORE UPDATE.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR.PETER SOLOMOND.
(FORIEGN OPERATION DIRECTOR UNION BANK PLC)

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