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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • harrisbilly1@ny.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Harris Billy" <harrisblly@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Feb 2006 01:18:54 -0800
Subject: Greetings From Dr. Harris Billy


Please reply to via harrisbilly1@ny.com


Dr. Harris Billy
Federal Ministry of Health
Hospital management Board
P.O.Box 35467. Garki,
Abuja.


Happy New year Greetings to you and your entire family!
I am Dr. Harris Billy coordinator for the building and maintenance of all
Public Hospitals in all the states of the federation. I know that this mail
will come to you as a surprise because we have never met before now. However
i choose to reach you via e-mail message because it remains the fastest and
more secured way for communication.

The federal ministry of health and the hospital management board awarded for
the building and maintenance of all public hospitals in the federation to a
foreign firm in the year 2004. This contract has been fully executed and
commissioned full payments have been made to the contractors who executed
this contract.

We were able to over invoice this contract amount to $10.5million. This
$10.5m is what we want to transfer abroad with your co-operation and
understanding and your share will be ONLY us$3.5million while us$7million
will be shared by we the committee members. All modalities towards the
transfer of these fund $10.5m is now in place, we await any account of your
choice where you want it remitted.

If you find this proposal interesting to you, you can go ahead and reply me
as a matter of urgency with a contact phone number and give me time to reach
you on phone because of our time differences. Please keep this matter very
confidential to yourself.

Please reply to via harrisbilly1@ny.com

Cheers and God bless.

Yours truly.

Dr. Harris Billy

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