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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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • james_na2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • wellcome_ad@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james najomo <james_na2007@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: wellcome_ad@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 14 Mar 2006 00:06:50 -0800 (PST)
Subject: RE;att


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: james_na2007@yahoo.com

FROM: ENGR DON EKE .

RE: FOREIGN RECEIVERSHIP/BENEFICIARY

HELLO DEAR,



MY PARTNERS AND I ARE ACTIVE MANAGEMENT OFFICIALS OF

THE NIGERIAN FEDERAL MINISTRY OF WORKS AND HOUSING/URBAN DEVELOPMENT (FMWH/UD).FIRSTLY, I AM DON EKE AN ENG WITH THE ABOVE MENTIONED MINISTRY.



WE WOULD LIKE TO EMPLOY YOUR EFFORTS TO ACT AS THE

RECEIVER/BENEFICIARY OF A CONTRACT SUM WORTH $10.2M. THE

MONEY LEGALLY BELONGS TO US; BEING PROCEEDS FROM

CONTRACT DEALS SECRETLY EXECUTED ON OUR BEHALF OVER

THE YEARS.



OUR MASTERPLAN IS TO MAKE YOU THE CHIEF BENEFICIARY OF

THIS FUND BY WAY OF ADVANCING YOU AS A CONTRACTOR TO

WHOM THE CORPORATION IS INDEBTED, [TO THE TUNE OF

$12.8M.



THE BLUEPRINT IS 100% TESTED AND WORKABLE TO THE

LETTER.YOU WILL ONLY NEED TO BE IN CORRESPONDENCE WITH THE

APEX BANK [VIA TELEPHONE, E-MAIL, & FAX] UNTIL THE

MONEY IS REMITTED INTO ANY BANK ACCOUNT NORMINATED BY

YOU.



WE HAVE AGREED TO OFFER YOU 10% ($10.2M) FOR YOUR KIND

ASSISTANCE AND 5% OF THE FUNDS IS SET ASIDE FOR ANY EXPENSES WE WILL COME ACCROSS ALONG THE LINE.

PLEASE GET BACK TO US FOR FULL DETAILS. YOU ADVISED TO RESPOND THIS MESSAGE AT BELOW EMAIL ADDRESS


wellcome_ad@yahoo.com


FOR URGENT ATTENTION TO BE TAKEN.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

ENGR DON EKE.




- james najomo

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