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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)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +2348025841843 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "NIGERIAN INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT"
<nigerianinvestigationdepartment@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nigerian_invdepart@myway.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 04:30:15 -0800
Subject: BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.

i      NIGERIA INVESTIGATION DEPARTMENT 
                   4TH FLOOR MARY LAND 
                    LAGOS NIGERIA 
             MOTTO: SECURITY WATCH

                                               

From the desk of  :MRS. TINA MARTINS.

TEL:234-8025841843 

Attention:BENEFICIAREIS

                    RE:BE CAREFUL OF HOODLUMS.
Sir/Ma,

Based on the finding in this investigastion department we wish to warn you against some touts.

We have been informed that some touts are contating you in respect to the collection of your fund in the total sum of  $35 Million U.S.A Dollars that was long approved in your favour through the Wema Bank of Nigeria.

 

As  a matter of fact we have been on this investigation assignments for some time codely known to no one but the Presidency and some top government official who are in support of this investigation team to help stop fraudalent activities in this country.

 

Although we have been able to come up with some good result about the people that have extorted money from you illegally and i wish to list them so that you will personally indicate them by writting back because we want to make your payment to you without any delay but we must surely deal and bring this names to book if only you will indicate
correctly any of them.

The names of the Touts that have been arrested are as follows:

1) PROF CHARLES SOLODO
2) CHIEF JOSEPH SANUSI
3)DR. R.RASHEED
4) BARRISTER  AWELE
6)BARRISTER UCHEUZO WILLIAMS.
7)Mr. Ernest Chukwudi Ebi
Deputy Governor - Policy  / Board Member
8)Mr. Tunde Lemo Deputy Governor - Financial Sector Surveillance /
Board
Member
9)Mrs. W. D. A. Mshelia
Deputy Governor - Corporate Services / Board Member

The above listed names are  been traced/investigated by the police and some of them have elope the country and note that if any of them is caught and find guilty he/she we go to jailed for 25 years(twenty five years) as it is under the Degree 47 of the constituition of this bank under section of criminal law.

 

So we are waiting for you to write us and  inform us if any of the above names have once contacted you in respect to the your fund if yes dont waste time  to indicate it immediately.

Note that the only office/paying bank that have right to pay or contact you in this Transfer is the Wema Bank of Nigeria which is been headed by the bank Governor. You must deal directly with them and do what so ever you are asked to do because that is the only way you will achive the success of the transaction.

 

We applogise on behalf of the President and the people of Nigeria for any dealy and lost this most have coursed you and promise that such thing will not happen again.And if you are dealing with any one of them regarding this payment we urge you to stop because you are taking a big risk and you never find your money any where  because your money is
with the above named bank.

 

Finally, we are expecting to hear from you today
Thanks for your good understanding while we wait for your urgent response to this mail.

 

Yours sincerely,

MRS. TINA MARTINS

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