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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found 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.
  • +2348023086746 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.JOHN" <drjohndudu113@myway.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Jun 2006 05:12:43 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: RE: INHERITANCE


Dear VICTIMNAME Sngh, Thanks for your mail and qestion.To answer your question this transaction is legal and also risk free ,remember i work with the bank and i will not do anything that will implicate me or spoil my name.If this is not legal i will not involve myself so my dear i will like you to really assist me to see the successfull of this transaction . Like i told you earlier the total sum $10.5 M USD that as soon as we get this fund transfered to your account then i will come over to your country for the shearing of the fund where you will have %40 and i take %60 after deducting all the expences it may cost us during the transfer also pay the lawyer whom you will be contacting soon to assist us to procure the neccessary documents Secondly i will like you to give me your tellephone number and fax for easy communication.I will wait for your urgent responcealso fill free to call me on my tele number +2348023086746 for any question that you want to ask regarding this
transaction. RegardsDr.John Dudu

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