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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:
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • jamadi@graffiti.net (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: JOSEPH AMADI <jose_nig@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 14 Jul 2006 21:41:21 -0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL !!!!


ATTN:SIR/MADAM.

I AM MR JOSEPH AMADI,AN ACCOUNT OFFICER WITH THE APEX BANK OF NIGERIA,I WRITE TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERING A LEFT OVER FUND OF $4.MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT OR AN ACCOUNT YOU CONSIDER BEST TO TRANSFER SAME.

THIS FUND WAS DISCOVERED FROM THE RECORDS OF OUR OUTSTANDING FOREIGN CONTRACTORS PAYMENTS.

PLEASE IF YOU ARE WILLING TO ASSIST ME KINDLY SEND TO ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATIONS TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESSE :- jamadi@graffiti.net .

1) Your full name.
2) Phone, fax and mobile #.
3) Company name, position and address.
4) Profession, age and marital status.
5) A scanned copy of your int'l p/port/Drivers license
for identification.
6) Bank Account Details.

AS SOON AS THE ABOVE INFORMATION ARE SENT TO ME I WILL USE IT TO
PROCEED FOR AN APPROVALS FOR THE TRANSFER OF SAME FUND IN YOUR FAVOR.

PLEASE DONT FORGET TO REPLY TO THIS EMAIL ADD :- jamadi@graffiti.net .

REGARDS,
MR JOSEPH AMADI

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