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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.
  • edwardsido101@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "edward sido" <info@edwardsido.com>
Date: Sun, 23 Oct 2005 16:26:07 +0000
Subject: IMPORTANT/LETS US WORK TOGETHER.

FROM: ENGR EDWARD SIDO O,

RE: FOREIGN RECEIVERSHIP/BENEFICIARY

DEAR PARTNER,

MY PARTNERS AND I ARE ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OFTHE NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLUEM CORPORATION.

WE WOULD LIKE TO EMPLOY YOUR EFFORTS TO ACT AS THE RECEIVER/BENEFICIARY OF A
CONTRACT SUM WORTH $64M.

THE MONEY LEGALLY BELONGS TO US; BEING PROCEEDS FROM CONTRACT DEALS SECRETLY
EXECUTED ON OUR BEHALF OVER THE YEARS.

OUR MASTERPLAN IS TO MAKE YOU THE CHIEF BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND BY WAY OF
ADVANCING YOU AS A CONTRACTOR TO WHOM THE CORPORATION IS INDEBTED, [TO THE
TUNE OF $64M.

THE BLUEPRINT IS 100% TESTED AND WORKABLE TO THE LETTER.

YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO BE IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE APEX BANK VIA TELEPHONE,
E-MAIL, & FAX] UNTIL THE MONEY IS REMITTED INTO ANY BANK ACCOUNT NORMINATED
BY YOU.

WE HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 10% ($6.4M) FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE.

PLEASE GET BACK TO US FOR FULL DETAILS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

PLS REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS VIA:edwardsido101@sify.com,

ENGR EDWARD SIDO O.

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