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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348057966686 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: ABDUL MAMMUD MAMMUD <mammud_private@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 23 Jan 2006 07:39:00 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Dtails


Dear VICTIMNAME,

Thank you for your mail. I want assure of my sincere effort in working in partnership with you hence your cooperation is concerned.
We shall observe all the legal process involved to get this transaction concluded.
What I want to do is to work with you as partner by presenting you as the next of kin/sole beneficiary to the late Mr. Daniel B Jones.
I will always furnish you with what ever information that the bank will require from you in respect of this transaction.

What I want you to do right now is to contact the bank with reference that you are the next of kin to Mr. Daniel B Jones who worked with Shevron Development Company in Nigeria. But unfortunately he died on the 25th december 2003. It is in respect of this that you are contacting the bank as the next of kin to process and release to you the payment of the sum of US$34,000,000( Thirty Four million dollars) belonging to the late Mr. Daniel B Jones which is still in their custody.

The contact of the bank is;
Name of the bank; GUARANTY TRUST BANK PLC, LAGOS BRANCH.
Contact email; infoguaranty-trustbank@infoguaranty-trustbank.cjb.net
Contact person; MR. FADAHUNSI OLUSEGUN (FOREIGN OPERATIONS)

Contact the bank immediately and get bank to me. I will also send to you a copy of the application that you will send to the bank.

I can be reached on my private phone number; +234-80579-66686. Call me as soon as you get my mail for more details.

Regards.

Abdul Mammud





I would like to work with you on this transaction. Tell me how I can help you.
VICTIMNAME

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