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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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.
  • +2348022400804 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
  • +23417595997 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • allendixon53@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • allendixon54@yahoo.ca (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?allendixon=20ecobank?= <allendixon53@yahoo.ca>
Reply-To: allendixon54@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 3 Jun 2006 07:06:08 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION


J'ai une nouvelle adresse de courrielVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : allendixon53@yahoo.ca

ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC.

THE MANAGER: MR.ALLEN DIXON

TEL:234-802-240-0804

FAX: 234-1-7595997

EMAIL: allendixon54@yahoo.ca

ADDRESS: # 2AJOSE ADEOGUN STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS. NIGERIA.



Attn: Sir / Ma,


Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION


I am Mr. Allen Dixon of the ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC., my bank monitors and controls the affairs of all financial institutions in Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments/inheritance deposited fund.


I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels in line to foreign contracts/inheritance settlement.I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some

nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost accounts,unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. Your name was among the

people expecting the funds to be transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you as regards to your unpaid funds.


I have your file before me and hope your datas are correct and un-tampered unless you reconfirms it. As it is my duty to recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the

opportunity to write you based on the instructions I received some days ago from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment reports / expenditures and audited reports of revenues.


Among several others, I have decided to remit your

contract/inheritance sum $50M (FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) following my idea that we have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.


MY CONDITIONS

1. The 30% of the total amount only will be paid into an account I will provide you after you have confirmed the transfer of your! sum into your account by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.


2.This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.


3. There should be no third parties as most problems associated with your fund release are caused by your agents or representative.


If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your name on

the Payment schedule instantly to meet the 5 days mandate. YOU ARE ADVISED TO RE-CONFIRM YOUR FULL INFORMATION WITH YOUR ACCOUNT DETAILS.


I hope you don't reject this offer and have your funds transferred.


Waiting for your reply soon.


MR. ALLEN DIXON

ECOBANK NIGERIA PLC.

TEL:234-802-240-0804

- allendixon ecobank

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