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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:
  • "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.
  • dr_ahmedahmed06@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NIGERIA PORTS AUTHORITY" <nigeriaportsauthority@latinmail.com>
Date: Sun, 14 May 2006 19:17:14 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: MY DEAR FRIEND


FROM:DR AHMED AHMED
ACCOUNT/AUDIT/GENERAL MANAGER.
NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY
LAGOS PORT COMPLEX, APAPA QUAYS.

URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

MY DEAR FRIEND,

ALTHOUGH THIS PROPOSAL MIGHT COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, SINCE IT IS
FROM SOMEONE YOU DO NOT KNOW OR HAVE SEEN BEFORE, BUT BASED ON
RECOMMENDATIONS, I GATHERED FROM A VERY RELIABLE SOURCE HERE IN NIGERIA.

I AM THE DIRECTOR, FUND CO-COORDINATOR OF THE FINANCE CONTRACT
DEPARTMENT OF NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY. THE CRUX OF THIS LETTER IS THAT THE
FINANCE/CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF THE NPA DELIBERATELY OVER-INFLATED THE
CONTRACT VALUES OF VARIOUS CONTRACT AWARDED. IN THE COURSE OF DISBURSEMENT
MY OFFICE WAS ABLE TO TRACK DOWN THE SUM OF US25M (TWENTY FIVE MILLION
U.S DOLLARS) AS THE OVER INVOICED SUM. WE ARE NOT ALLOWED AS A MATTER
OF GOVERNMENT POLICY TO OPERATE ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE OF OUR
STATUS AS CIVIL/PUBLIC SERVANTS. HENCE THE NEED TO SOLICIT FOR YOU'RE FULL
SUPPORT, TO ENABLE ME TRANSFER THIS MONEY TO YOU THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC
COURRIER SERVICE.

UPON YOUR ACCEPTANCE OF THIS PROPOSAL, I HAVE ALSO AGREED ON A SHARING
RATIO:
(1) 30 PERCENT FOR YOU AS THE ACCOUNT OWNER.

FURTHERMORE, I SHALL BE COMING OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY WHEN THE MONEY IS
FINALLY IN YOUR ACCOUNT AND I SHALL BE RELYING ON YOUR ADVISE AS
REGARDS TO INVESTMENT OF MY SHARE. BE INFORMED THAT, THIS BUSINESS IS
GENUINE AND 100 PERCENT SAFE CONSIDERING THE HIGH-POWERED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL
INVOLVED.

(2) YOUR PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE
COMMUNICATION.

CONTACT ME STRICTLY ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL:DR_AHMEDAHMED06@YAHOO.COM

EXPECTING YOUR MAIL IMMEDIATELY WHILE LOOKING FORWARD TO A HEALTHY
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

SINCERELY YOURS,
DR AHMED AHMED



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