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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +2348033916343 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "david nelson" <davidnelson005@msn.com>
Reply-To: ade_118@yahoo.it
Date: Tue, 17 Jan 2006 10:17:54 +0000
Subject: WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY


Attention Please,

I wish to send you this proposal base on urgency of this transaction.
I am Major Major Debayo Adele a citizen of federal republic of Nigeria .
Hence, l have no doubt of your reliability and trustworthiness that is why
i needed your assistance on this area, there is business establishment i
want to establish in your country which I will need your assistance to use
my money to invest it on my behalf since my position in service will not
permit me to come out in public to open this establishment.

Please for your information you will act as my foreign partners on any of
my investment pending my retirement, But before any details release to you
concerning this transaction I will
like to hear from you first, from there I can proceed to the next step, I am
in position of this fund but all need from you is your capability and
reliability immediately the fund get to your position.

Hence, indicate your interest by replying this also make sure you send me
your direct telephone number for our easy communication.

I wait for your urgent reply soonest

Thanks
Major Adebayo Adele.
Tel: 234-803-391-6343


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