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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "trunk boxes" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "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.
  • +2348036975671 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jen Tinubu" <jentinubu@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jen_tinubu14@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 15:16:38 +0100
Subject: With trust

Government House Alausa
Ikeja Lagos
Tel:    +234 8036 975671

          

           I am Miss. Jen Tinubu, the daughter of the present Governor of Lagos State, Senator Ahmed Bola Tinubu. I have the sum of twenty five million four hundred thousand united state Dollars $25.400,000.00 deposited in a security Company outside my country. And the top list of my priority is where to invest this money outside my country.” reason best known to me”. I urgently need your assistance in providing a reliable genuine trade or company where I can invest the fund and immediately meet you in your country for settlement. Please I will kindly welcome your advice too.
 
I am expecting your urgent mail response. I need your support and urgent response. I have resigned my appointment in the state ministry because of the investment.
 
The $25.4M is presentely deposited in a security company outside my country and would like you to assist me to get the funds out from the security company for Safekeeping because it was deposited as a family treasure in 2 trunk boxes.
 
Details will be given to you as soon as you reply this mail

 

You are kindly advice to reply through  this email.

 

Yours,

Miss. Jen Tinubu

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