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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "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.
  • sunday_iyke@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: sunday iyke <sunday_iyke@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: immediatepayment_contract@yahoo.fr
Date: Fri, 19 May 2006 01:46:27 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: immediate payment


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



ATTENTION: DEAR VALUED CONTRACTOR

IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT CONTRACT NO: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009

Attention:

We Apologies for the delay of your payment and all the Inconveniences and Inflict that we might have indulge you through. However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which is Inexplicable, and have held us stranded and Indolent,, not having the Aspiration to devote our 100% Assiduity in accrediting foreign contract payments. We Apologies once again.



From the Records of outstanding contractors due for payment with the federal government of Nigeria, your name and company was discovered as next on the list of the outstanding contractors who have not yet received

their payments.



we wish to inform you now that the square peg is now in square whole and can be voguish for that your payment is being processed and will be released to you as soon as you respond to this letter. Also note that from my record in my file your outstanding contract payment is US$10.700, 000.00 (Ten Million Seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars).



Kindly re-confirm to me the followings:



(1) Your full name.

(2) Phone, fax and mobile #.

(3) company's name, position and address.

(4) profession, age and marital status.

(5) Copy of int'l passport or any scanned identity to prove yourself.



As soon as the above information are received, your payment will be

Made available to you via an international certified bank draft, which will be delivered to your doorstep for your confirmation. You should call my direct number or send me an e-mail as soon as you receive this information for further details and more clarification.



Regards,





Professor. Charles c. Soludo.

- sunday iyke

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