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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:
  • "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)
  • "ich habe eine neue e-mail-adresse!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • frank_nwaka97@yahoo.de (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • frank_nwaka011@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?frank=20nwaka?= <frank_nwaka97@yahoo.de>
Reply-To: feank_nwaka71@myway.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 07:38:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: Chairman Contract Awarding Committee {CCAC}


Ich habe eine neue E-Mail-Adresse!Ich bin jetzt unter folgender E-Mail-Adresse zu erreichen: frank_nwaka97@yahoo.de

Mr Frank Nwaka

127 Ikoyi Victoria Island

Lagos. Nigeria.

I am the

chairman of the contract awarding committee, federal ministry

of

petroleum resources, Nigeria I am in search of an agent to assist us

in the transfer of (US$50,4m FIFTY MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND

UNITED STATES DOLLARS.



And subsequent investment in properties in

your country.you will be

required to:

(1) Assist in the transfer of

the said sum

(2) Advise on lucrative areas for investment

(3) Assist us

in purchase of properties. If you decide to render your service to us

in this regard, 20% of the total sum will be offerred to you. Please

reply as soon as posible.



Best Regards

Mr Frank Nwaka

EMAIL

frank_nwaka011@yahoo.com

Chairman Contract Awarding Committee {CCAC}







- frank nwaka

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