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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)
  • "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.
  • mohammed_002003@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "selim mohammed" <selim002003@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mohammed_002003@yahoo.co.in
Date: Mon, 09 Oct 2006 11:50:49 +0000
Subject: together wedo it better


Dear friend,
With the information obtained about your personal data, I cash-in with the
hope of a mutual relationship with you in the near future. My Name is Dr
_mohammed selima I am the Personal Assistants to First Lady Late Chief &
Mrs. Stella Obasanjo,wife of the president of Nigeria who die on saturday
22nd of OCT 2005 last Year .
We have unanimously resolved to confide in you for the claiming of the total
sum valued ($27.5000,00usd) from the central bank of Nigeria But before her
death i have final transfer this funds to Security company In Accra Ghana.
where it will be for a safe keeping to avoid any trace because of the
Anti-Corruption Task Force and EFCC set up in Nigeria
.
This found was accrued to us through the Federal Government of Nigeria
(F.G.N) as a ressuit of over invoiced contract in this sector and which is
unaccounted for and there has been no trace of said surplus fund. I have
concluded arrangment in the guise that the fund belongs to a foreign
sub-contractor from your country,as a turn-up contract from the development
of the RAW MATERIAL RESEARCH and DEVELOPMENT COUNCIL(RMRDC) contracts. As
soon as you declare your capability and acceptance to claim said fund from
Africa Accra Ghana. We shall process the payment in your name to enable you
receive it in cash of which the country and every other useful information
will be disclosed to you in due come. please we like to have your phone/fax
number and full address. We shall discuss percentages of interest as soon as
we hear from you.pls send your mail at my private?
mohammed_002003@yahoo.co.in
anticipated co-operation and be guilded accordingly.
Regards,
Dr.koffjohnson

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