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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:
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mathieu Kerekou" <mathieukerekou@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 27 Jun 2006 15:39:18 -0500
Subject: BE WARN GUY, CALL ME NAU


MUGU I DONT WHY ARE ARE TELLING ALL THIS RUBBISH,BCOZ I AM NOT AMONG THOSE
REAL MAN AND GOD CHILDREN THAT HAS OBTAIN YOUR SMALL FUCKING NAIRA YOU
MANAGER TO EARN IN A MONTH FROM YOU YOUR PURE WATER BUSINESS YOU DOING TO
SUBSTAIN IN YOUR LITTLE LIFE YOU ARE LIVING IN NIGERIA LAGOS UNDER
OJUWELEGHA BUTTON BRIDGE. NO CHOP CHOP BOP WOP DO RE MI FI SO FORK UR SISTER
ALL NIGHT LONG. UR MAMA AND PAPA GOATS BACK ON BOATS TO MONKEY VILLAGE.

SO TALK TO ME IF YOU WANT ME TO SEND YOU SOME AMOUNT OF DOLLARS ENABLE YOU
MOVE FORWARD IN YOPUR PURE WATER TRADE COS I AM IN TOO MUCH MONEY WHICH I
REALLY WANT TO SPREAD AROUND MY MUGUS LIKE YOU OK.

SO CALL THROUGH MY SO THAT I WILL YOU $50 WHICH 7000 NAIRA NIGERIA LITTLE
MONEY WILL BE OK FOR YOUR BUSINESS BUT IF IT IS NOT OK I WILL SEND MORE
DOLLARS TO YOU BUT I WANT TO APPOLOGIES FIRST.

OK SO CALL ON MY LINE:+234 14704387, I AM EXCEPTING YOUR CALLS SOON OK.

EXTENDS MY GREETING YOUR MY WIFE YOUR MOTHER AND YOUR SISTER MY GIRLS
ALL URSISTERS OK MUGU.

FROM KINGSLEY DE DON
LIVE AROUND THE WORLD TORRIST.
BYE MUMU IDIOTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTTT
FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOL

CALL ME NAU +234 14704387 OR SEE ME AT 5TH FLOOR, UBA HOUSE 57, MARINA
LAGOS IF YOU THINK YOU ARE GUY MAN I HAVE 50 LEVELS !!!!!!!!!!!!!. AND IGBO
OGA JUJU

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