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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:
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - that's what the scam is about)
  • "trunk box" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "30% for you " (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348063152506 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • tunde_williams101@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "BABATUNDE WILLIAMS" <tunde_williams101@latinmail.com>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 14:43:20 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: URGENTLY NEEDED.


FROM: MR. BABATUNDE WILLIAMS
PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: tunde_williams101@yahoo.com
DIRECT TELEPHONE: 234-806-315-2506

DEAR SIR.

I AM MR. BABATUNDE WILLIAMS THE FIRST SON OF LATE FAMOUS POLITICIAN AND FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OIL CONTRACTOR ENGR. FUNSO WILLIAMS WHO WAS ASSINATED IN OUR IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA RESIDENCE ON THURSDAY 27TH OF JULY 2006.BEFORE MY FATHERS DEATH,HE WAS THE MOST POPULAR AND FAVOUS ASPIRANT IN THE COMMING 2007 GOVERNORSHIP ELECTION FOR LAGOS STATE.IT WAS GATHERED THAT HE WAS MUDERED BY SUSPECTED FELLOW GOVERNORSHIP ASPIRANT BECAUSE MY LATE FATHER WAS TO BE THE FLAG BEARER OF THE RULING PEOPLE DEMOCRATIC PARTY (P.D.P) IN THE COUNTRY.
SEE DAILY SUN NEWS PAPERS WEDNESSDAY AUGUST 2 2006 (www.sunnewsonline.com) page 1 and page 48. for details.

A LOT OF MONEY IN CASH LEAVES NIGERIA REGULARLY TO FOREIGN COUNTRIES.THE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS DO THIS.NOW BECAUSE THERE WERE SOME FINANCIAL TRANSACTION WHICH WERE QUESTIONABLE AND SOME ABANDONED CONTRACTS AWAREDED TO MY FATHER WHICH HE WAS COMPLETELY PAID FOR IN THE PAST DONE BY MY LATE FATHER WHO WAS A CONTRACTOR TO THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT AND TILL HIS DEATH THE CHAIRMAN BOARD OF DIRECTORS NIGERIAN MARITIME AUTHORITY(SEE PAGE 4 OF AUGUST 2 DAILY SUN NEWS PAPERS),HE DECIDED TO DEPOSIT IN A SECURITY COMPANY HERE THE SUM OF 70MUSD IN CASH.THIS 70MUSD WAS DEPOSITED IN ONE TRUNK BOX AND SEALED THEN IT WAS REGISTERED AS JEWELRIES AND ORNAMENTS WHEREAS THE TRUE CONTENT IS 70MUSD.

THIS TIME THERE IS 2007 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION COMMING IN MAY NEXT YEAR AND THE GOVERNMENT HAVE STARTED INVESTIGATING INTO LOOTED FUNDS AND HUDGE DEPOSITS.HOWEVER,MY FATHER IS NO LONGER ALIVE TO PROTECT HIS PROPERTIES BUT HE INFORMED ME THAT HE HAS SUCH A DEPOSIT OF 70MUSD WITH THE SAID SECURITY COMPANY BUT THE SECURITY COMPANY IS IGNORANT OF THE TRUE CONTENT OF THIS CONSIGNMENT BECAUSE IT WAS REGISTERED AS JEWELRIES AND ORNAMENTS FOR SECURITY REASON.

MY MOTHER THEREFORE INSTRUCTED ME TO IMMEDIATELY LOOK FOR A FOREIGNER WHO WILL HELP US IN RECEIVING THIS CONSIGNMENT FROM LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.I AM THEREFORE CONTACTING YOU TO HELP ME IN RECEIVING THIS MONEY FROM LONDON UNITED KINGDOM.I AM MAKING ARRANGEMENTS TO ENSURE THAT THIS TRUNK SILVER BOX CONTAINING THIS AMOUNT IS MOVED TO LONDON UNITED KINGDOM WHERE YOU WILL COME TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THIS CONSIGNMENT.

AS SOON AS I CONCLUDE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE INSIDER AT THE SECURITY COMPANY,THE CONSIGNMENT WILL LEAVE FOR LONDON THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE.I AM MAKING ARRANGEMENTS FOR A DIPLOMAT WHO WILL JOIN THE UNIVERSAL DIPLOMATIC COURIER SERVICE TO LONDON UNITED KINGDOM IMMEDIATELY ALONG WITH THE TRUNK BOX CONTAINING THE SUM OF 70.MUSD IN CASH AND THROUGH A DIPLOMATIC MISSION.THE BOX IS SEALED AND ARRANGED IN A WAY THAT IT CANNOT BE OPENED BY ANY ONE WHO DOES NOT HAVE THE CODE OF THE NUMBERS OF THE BOX WHICH MY FATHER GAVE ME BEFORE HIS DEATH.THE BOX IS REGISTERED AS JEWELRIES AND ORNAMENTS WHEREAS THE TRUE CONTENT IS THIS AMOUNT (70.MUSD)

YOU SHOULD RESPOND TO ME IMMEDIATELY THROUGH THIS MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS ONLY FOR SECURITY REASONS (tunde_williams101@yahoo.com ) AND ALSO CALL ME ON THIS DIRECT NUMBER 234-806-315-2506 AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS E-MAIL LETTER TODAY.

THEN ON ARRIVAL AT THE AIRPORT,THE DIPLOMAT WILL MEET YOU IN LONDON,THEN HE WILL ASSIST IN CLEARING THE CONSIGMENT SEPARATELY FROM THE CUSTOMS THERE AND TAKE IT TO A WARE HOUSE OR HOTEL WHERE YOU WILL GO TO TAKE DELIVERY OF THIS CONSIGNMENT AS THE BENEFICIARY.YOU WILL INSPECT THE CONTENT TOGETHER WITH THE DIPLOMAT AND THEN HE THE DIPLOMAT WILL ASSIST YOU IN GOING TO A BANK IN LONDON EITHER THE HSBC BANK OR BARCLAYS BANK AND THEN YOU WILL OPEN A NON RESIDENCE ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME AND THEN LODGE THIS AMOUNT IN THERE AND ASK THE BANK TO TRANSFER IT TO YOUR BANK IN YOUR COUNTRY.AS SOON AS YOU HAVE DONE THIS,YOU WILL START GOING BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY ALONG WITH THE DIPLOMAT AND I WILL COME TO YOUR COUNTRY FROM NIGERIA HERE TO MEET YOU AND WE SHALL SHARE THIS FUND 60% FOR US, 30% FOR YOU AND 10% WE BE USED IN REINBURSING BOTH PARTIES FOR ANY EXPENCES THAT MAY BE INCURED DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION .

REMEMBER YOU CANNOT CARRY THIS MONEY IN CASH BACK HOME BECAUSE IT IS A BIG RISK TO CARRY SUCH CASH.SO YOU WILL OPEN A NON -RESIDENCE ACCOUNT IN ANY OF THIS BANK IN YOUR NAME THERE LODGE THE MONEY TOGETHER WITH THE DIPLOMAT AND ASK THE BANK FOR ONWARD REMITTANCE ON THE FUND TO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT IN YOUR COUNTRY.

THIS IS HOW MANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS HERE AND EVEN STATE GOVERNORS HERE BECAME RICH BECAUSE NIGERIA IS SO CORRUPT THAT INDIVIDUALS ARE RICHER THAN SOME STATES HERE.THE RICH GETS RICHER AND THE POOR GETS POORER.

NOTE:THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL COST YOU SOME REASONABLE MONEY TO GET IT CONCLUDED IN LONDON.YOU WILL BE PREPARED TO GO TO LONDON IMMEDIATELY YOU ACCEPT THIS OFFER FROM ME.THE CONSIGNMENT WILL BE CLEARED OUT OF THE CUSTOMS ON ARRIVAL THROUGH THE HELP OF THE DIPLOMAT,THERE WILL BE PAYMENT FOR HANDLING AND ADDMINISTRATIVE CHARGES AND HOTEL ACCOMODATION FOR YOURSELF AND ALSO THE OPENING OF THE NON -RESIDENCE ACCOUNT IN YOUR NAME TO GET THIS TRANSACTION CONCLUDED THE NEXT DAY AND YOU WILL FLY BACK TO YOUR COUNTRY WITH THE DIPLOMAT AND THEN YOU PEOPLE WILL SEND ME MONEY TO START COMMING TO MEET YOU IN YOUR COUNTRY.

THERE IS NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT BECAUSE I HAVE BEEN MAKING THIS ARRANGEMENT FOR OVER 4 DAYS NOW AND IT HAS MATURED NOW.IT IS BEING EXECUTED PERFECTLY AND IT IS 100% RISK FREE AS I AM THE ONLY PERSON INVOLVED IN THIS DEAL.
CONFIRM AS BELOW TO ME TO ENABLE ME COMENCE ACTION

1)YOUR FULL NAME AND OFFICIAL MAILING ADDRESS..........
2)YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER..........
3)YOUR RESIDENCE HOME ADDRESS..................

THANK YOU VERY MUCH AND TREAT URGENT.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR. BABATUNDE WILLIAMS


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