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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:
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.

Fraud email example:

From: "HON.ALHAJI SULE LAMIDO" <slslamido@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: sslami1@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 04:34:14 -0800
Subject: CAPITAL INVESTMENT


ATTN:FROM THE OFFICE OF MR PRESIDENT
ALHAJI SHEHU SHAGARI WAY
ZONE 11 GARKI ABUJA F.C.T
P.M.B1220887 ABUJA NIGERIA1
DATE:18/01/2005
PROFILE PAGE: www.nopa.net/press/messages/24.shtml

Dear Sir,

I am Honourable Barrister Sule Lamido, the personal attorney to the
President Federal Republic of Nigeria,Chief Olusegun Obasanjo.

I have specifically been mandated by His Excellency to source for a
foreign business partner for a joint business venture. His Excellency would
be vacating the seat of power come may 2007 and therefore,he has a certain
amount of USD$30,000.000.00 (thirty million dollars) which he wants to
invest overseas with a reliable foreign partners,hence I am
contacting you.

As a matter of fact,I have already told Mr.President that I knew some one in
oversea, a business mogul whom I trusted and believed that could handle
these arrangement successfully. Though, His excellency is looking at the
area of setting up a private oil refinery or Real Estate,but that does
not mean that any other viable and lucrative business is a bad idea.

If you are interested and capable of handling this arrangement please,
kindly write and indicate your capability and furnish me with your present
line of business with some proves and or the kind of business you think we
should invest on.

Let me also know your country of origin and your proposed country of the
said investment. More details would be given to you as soon as i recieve
your urgent response.

B/regards,

Hon.Sule Lamido.
(Barrister)

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