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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "accredited attorney" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
• 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.
  • +2348029442440 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Musa Adamu <musaadamu_402@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jun 2006 23:47:03 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Ok lets proceed ASAP.


Dear Madras House.

Thanks for your immediate response and your willingness to finallize this transaction with me I really appreciate it. Note that this transaction is not a joke or child play this is real and you have to keep it highly confidential .Ok lets proceed

Secondly I contacted you to assist me receive the funds in your account for our personal use and investments in your country.

However, it would interest you to note that I as an accounting officer representing the financial interests of my deceased customer, and would appreciate it very much if you would be willing to be positioned as the true Recipient/Beneficiary of this payment having been given a statutory notice to this effect by Bank.

For your information, you would benefit tremendously from this real and genuine transaction, which I'm giving you details on how I intend to proceed in making it possible for you to be the true and authentic recipient of the payment.

Bear in mind that it does not matter if you are related to my client or not, for what is important is the fact that my judicious searches in very recognized quarters and have provided me with fruitful results which zeroed down on you.

Kindly email me with the information required to forward to an accredited attorney with the bank for the procurement of the legal documents processing and issurance of the inheritance documents needed in your favour as to back you up as the next of Kin/Beneficiary to the Claim.

The information is stated as follows;

[1] your full names.

[2] Age, contact address.

[3] telephone and fax numbers only.

{4}Your Occupassion,included with any of your I.D to enable me know whom i am dealing with.

You can call me on this number for more discussion on this issue: +2348029442440

Yours sincerely,

Mr.Musa Adamu.


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