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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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:
  • "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.
  
• Western Union money transfer is completely untraceable and therefore is *not* safe to use with anyone you do not know personally. It is the preferred method of online criminals to collect money from their victims.

Fraud email example:

From: Everest Izukwu <everestiz@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 15 Aug 2006 11:15:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: NO MAIL.


ATTN. PASTOR ROBERT ISED,

I AWAITED YOUR CALL ALL THROUGH TODAY NO MAIL FROM YOU, THE APPOINTMENT HAS BEEN CANCELLED WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, ACCORDING TO THE WILL OF MR. SAM TZEE, HE HAS INSTRUCTED US TO GIVE THE MONEY TO THE RED CROSS SOCIETY, BEFORE YOU CAME IN.

WE WILL HAVE NO OPTION THAN TO GIVE THE MONEY TO THE RED CROSS SOCIETY AS HE DIRECTED US PREVIOUSLY INCASE OF HIS DEATH, WE HAVE TOLD YOU TO CONFIRM THE AGENT BANK WHERE THE MONEY WAS PAID OUT BUT YOU CANNOT DO THAT.

WE HAVE A LETTER WHICH WAS SENT TO YOU TO WITHDRAW THE MONEY EARLIER FROM MONEYXFER AND SEND IT THROUGH WESTERN UNION MONEY TRANSFER OF MONEY GRAM MONEY TRANSFER, SO WE ARE NOT TO BE BLAMED. IF EVENTUALLY MR. TZEE NEVER MADE THROUGH HIS SURGERY THE MONEY IS GOING DIRECTLY TO THE RED CROSS SOCIETY.

PLEASE FOR THE SAKE OF THIS MAN AND GOD THINK WHAT IS WRITE AND DO IT BECAUCE ONCE MR. TZEE ATTORNEY COMES HERE IT MEANS HE IS NO MORE AND WE MAY NOT ATTEND TO YOU ANYMORE.

MR. EVEREST.




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