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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "i am using this medium to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Emma Ezekwe" <emma_ezekwe8@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 03 Feb 2006 08:57:59 -0700
Subject: REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE

FROM: EMMANUEL EZEKWE
AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK LTD
HEAD OFFICE: 106/108 BROAD STREET
LAGOS Island,
Lagos, Nigeria

Dear Friend,


My name is E.A Ezekwe, the Managing Director of AFRICAN CONTINENTAL BANK
LTD. I am using this medium to solicite for your assistant regarding FUND
TRANSFER ABROAD. At my disposal, I have an over-invoiced sum of $25m USD
(Twenty Five Million United State Dollars) which can only be claim by a
foreigner. This fund came r-invoiced cost of the Rehabilitation and
Renovation of Passport Immigration Offices in Lagos, handled by a German
Contractor WOLFGANG POHL ENGINEERING GMBH, GERMANY; and after receiving
payment, the left over could only be claim by an alien citizen. Hence, I
want you to make this claim so that the fund could be released to your
chosen
account abroad where I will join you for onward disbursement.
I have all the necessary certified back-up documentations that will prove
you as the ownership of the fund. You will be receiving 35% of the said fund
for your assistance, 60% will be mine as the initiator of this business
while 5% will be used for charity homes as this transaction progresses.

As soon as you receive this message, indicate your interest by sending me
your telephone and fax number through my direct email e_ezekwe@walla.com for
effective communication.

I look forward working with you.

Best regards,

MR. EMMANUEL EZEKWE
MD (ACB)

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