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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "million us 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)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • mrs_favourawele22@katamail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "DR.MRS.FAVOUR AWELE" <dr_favourawele@yahoo.com.hk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: mrs_favourawele22@katamail.com
Date: Thu, 13 Jul 2006 14:19:15 +0100
Subject: GOOD DAY

Attn; president/ceo

RE: TRANSFER OF US$22,000,000 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.

I am DR.MRS.FAVOUR AWELE, Telex/Money transfer Director of (ZENITH). Since my assumption of office on appointment by the present Democratic Government, I have been able to ream the image of this Nation by off setting most over due contract sums owed by the Federal Government of Nigeria to foreign contractors in the past years. On the process of these payments, I discovered through investigation that my predecessor attempted to move out the above-mentioned sum outside Nigeria but was unable as he was removed out of office unaware; Now, I have concluded all necessary arrangements for the smooth transfer of the money to your account on trust. Contacting you on this issue became imperative owing to recommendations through an acceptance of your good integrity and trustworthiness as I came across in your particulars through a Foreigner who describe as an honest man.

The fund originated from the balance of an over-invoiced sum of which the principal sum had been paid to foreign company that executed the contract some years ago. This fund has been floating in a suspense account with Zenith Bank of Nigeria (ZBN) for a long period of time and I as the Director of Telex/Money Transfer Department of {ZBN} in the course of my duty discovered this fund and decided to transfer it outside Nigeria through a trustworthy partner who will share the fund with me on 30% to 70% basis. Therefore, what is required from you is to for ward in your confidential bank particulars where this fund will be transferred. As you will have 30% of the 22million US dollars after a successful transfer into your account abroad, part of my 70% will be use don importation of valuable goods and purchasing of cars through you in Nigeria.

Note: that this transaction is risk free and will be concluded within seven working days and the money be remitted into your account. Please contact me on this e-mail address [mrs_favourawele22@katamail.com] also send me your telephone/fax numbers if you have. Also include your street address.
Please if you are interested in this proposal, as well as if not, do not hesitate to let me know in time. Thanks in advance for a mutual and fruitful business association.

Truly yours.

DR.MRS,FAVOUR AWELE.

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