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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • dannkangadr@portugalmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nosa oboh <nosa447@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 8 Aug 2006 03:49:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Attention


ATTN: Sir,
I am Dr. Dan Nkanga the present officer in charge of operations
Central Bank of Nigeria (C.B.N). I got your contact through online
network, I am contacting you in view that we might be of immense help to
each other. I have within my reach the sum of (27.500, 000 USD) Twenty
Seven Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars of which I
intend to make you the beneficiary of the funds.
This money in question belongs to a deceased foreign contractor in
Nigeria of which I know 100% well that the money is hanging loose and
unclaimed within the Central Bank of Nigeria Territory. Due to my
current position as a present worker in the bank and also a Civil servant I
cannot lay claim on this money.
I wish to contact you so that you will indicate your interest as soon
as you receive this message, so that I will proceed and put your name
as the rightful beneficiary of the funds and move the money outside
Nigeria with your name. I intend to part you with 20% of the total sum,
for your assistance while 70% will be my own cut of the deal and the
remaining 10% shall be set aside for any expenses that might be
incurred in the course of the transfer. However, whatever that might remain
from the 10% shall also be shared equally (between you and me). Every
records concerning these funds and all the legal contract documents
backing the funds will be given by the Ministries.
Please my good friend, I want you to limit this matter personally to
yourself, whatever your decision might be, all correspondence must be
through this my most exclusive e-mail address:
dannkangadr@portugalmail.com
This deal is 100% risk free.
I look forward to receiving your response.
Thanking you in anticipation.
Kindest Regards
Dr. Dan Nkanga
C.B.N


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