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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:
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348037177631 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • edopeters_13@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "oke danladi" <oke_danladi3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: edopeters_12@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 14 Jan 2006 07:59:04 +0000
Subject: DR OKE DANLASDI PLEAS E URGENT






I AM THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT OF
THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
(NNPC) LAGOS, NIGERIA.
ALLTERNATIVE EMAIL : edopeters_13@yahoo.co.uk
Sir
I and my senior colleagues in corporation have the sum of $26m twenty
six million US dollar which we got from over-inflated contracts
awarded to foreign contractors in the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation
N.N.P.C.We are seeking your permission to transfer this money into
your account. This money will be shared between you and partners here in
Nigeria.Your commission will be
30% of the total sum 10% will be mapped out to offset any expenses
incurred during transaction.
Please let me know if you are interested in this business by above
Email address.More details of this business will be sent to you on
hearing from you. For effective communication in this transaction,
please send me your confidential telephone and fax number including
private home or mobile number.
I will send to you my confidential telephone and fax number on hearing from
you Note: This transaction last only 12 working days.
Yours Faithfully.
DR OKE DANLASDI
Please call me on this private telephone number:234-80-37177631

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