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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us dollars" (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 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.
  • mark_numan@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NUMAN AND ASSOCIATES" <caz_127@msn.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mark_numan@excite.com
Date: Fri, 10 Feb 2006 12:39:21 +0100
Subject: Investment Opportunity

NUMAN AND ASSOCIATES
45 KINGSWAY ROAD.
VICTORIA ISLAND,
LAGOS, NIGERIA.
E-MAIL: mark_numan@excite.com

Dear Sir\ Madam,

l am a financial consultant based in Lagos, Nigeria.l have a client (widow) and she has $15,000,000 [fifteen million us dollars]with a Private Equity Investment Trust Company for safekeeping. She is willing to offer you 10% of the total fund if you can assist her transfer this fund to your country or any bank of your wish. She wishes to invest in a stable economy.

Her interest is in companies with potentials for rapid growth in long terms. My client is interested in placing part of her fund in your company,if your country's by-laws allows foreign investment. Inview of this,please send your banking details,such as,name and address of your bank,your bank account number,the beneficiary of the account,to my above email address, so as to enable me file application to EQUITY TRUST HOUSE,where the money was deposited by chief mrs. Patient Ambrose Ali for normalisation.

Thanks and God bless.

Regards,

Mark Numan

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