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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 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.
  • infosenatortawarwada@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tawar wada" <tawar3311007@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: infosenatortawarwada@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 23:40:41 +0100
Subject: From: Senator Tawar Wada

From: Senator Tawar Wada
National Assembly Complex
Block 14, Suite 5
Senators Crescent,
Lagos-Nigeria.
Contact me through this Email:infosenatortawarwada@yahoo.com.hk

Dear Friend

Compliment of the season.
My name is Senator Tawar Wada,Former Chairman of Finance and
appropriation now chairman on senate committee on information in the
National
Assembly of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
I am writing you to earnestly Solicit for your assistance in helping to
receive some sum of money into your account for safe keeping.

THE PROPOSITION:
I have the sum of US$29,000,000.00 (Twenty Nine Million Dollars) that I
intend to transfer overseas through the assistance of a foreign
partner.This money came as a result of Over provision in the budget for
unpaidcontract sum to foreign contractors.

This over provision was done by my committee, but all payments have
been made to beneficiaries leaving behind the over budgeted amount which
amounts to US$29,000,000.00 which is deposited in the Nigeria Deposit Bank
here
in Nigeria but as civil servants we can not make claim of the funds or
operate any foreign account which is against the code of conduct of my
country
hence I am calling for your assistance to at this fund into your acount at
the shortest period.

I have agreed to transfer the funds overseas for my campaign funding
and other investment purposes, private use and for investment purposes with
your help.I am contacting you therefore, to stand in as the beneficiary to
process this fund into your custody. As soon as you consent to this I
will immediately send you title documents to the fund in your name so you
can make claim for it. I will provide you with 30% for assisting us and 10%
to be set aside for reimbursement,for expenses that may arise during the
process of concluding the transaction.

The fund shall be transferred to you legally in accordance to all laid down
procedures
governing transfer of funds. I
have perfected all modalities for the successful transfer of this money to
you as the beneficiary.

Finally, I have to reassure you that this transaction is 100% risk free
and should be kept absolutely confidential. Presently, you can reach me by
return mail,you should also include your telephone numbers if any,for
secured communication between us.

Thank you for your anticipated cooperation.

I await your response. Also Note that we need to conclude this
transaction before the end of next month as we can still make payments on
last
years budget till this time. Best Regards,
Senator Tawar Wada
PLEASE REPLY TO:infosenatortawarwada@yahoo.com.hk

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