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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
• 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.
  • +2289020580 (Togo, probably a prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: mmadu2000 chukwu <mmad_uchukwu@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: mmaduchukwu2001@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 16:02:24 +0100 (BST)
Subject: REPLY AS QUICKLY AS POSSIBLE


DEAR FRIEND. RE-BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I wish this my proposal will not come to you as a surprise.I am Mmadu Chukwua Regional Director with a NATIONAL TRUST SECURITY COMPANY with regional Officein Lome-Togo.We had a foreign client (name with held) who deposited a huge sum of money (US$28.5million) with our Company. Eventually, this client was among the victims of EGYPTAIR BOEING 767 FLIGHT NO.990 that crashed on the 31-10-1999 in U.S.A but, since then we have not had any body coming for the claims as the next of kin. A sitaution I have monitored closely with my position in the Company.

Now, having monitored this deposit and managed it over the years before his death, and hence nobody has showed up as the next of kin for the past one year plus, I have removed the file to my private vault. I now solicit for your assistance to present you as the next of kin as every other arrangement has being concluded by me and I am only waiting for a foreigner to enable me move the fund to his account.This does not have any risk attached to it as all the internal documentations will be handled by me. I therefore request you to confirm your interest by are turn message and I will furnish you with details.

Your interest will be negotiable before we commence the operation.Here is my private telephone number for oral introduction:+228 902-05-80 I look forward to hearing from you.

God bless you and your family.

Regards
MRMmadu Chukwu.



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