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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:

• 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.
  • +2348028195068 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "Jacob Harry" <jacoharry@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 25 Oct 2006 16:52:36 +0000
Subject: PLEASE GET BACK TO ME IMMEDIATELY.

How is work? hope all is well, sorry for my late response it's due to my
work schedule, so please bear with me.

I hereby attached two documents procure in your name for the contractual
transfer of the funds into your account in Germany, so sign the colum of the
Analysis of Fund transfer below where they wrote Beneficiary Signature and
return it immediately to my mail box for proper documentation please.

However, i will love you to know that our working capital has exhausted and
we have one or two more documents to procure and attached to you for
presentation to the the Remittance Department of CENTRAL BANK for immediate
payment.

Therefore, call the remittance Director Mr Samuel Charles of CBN and inform
him that you are the beneficiary of the fund and you expect the bank to
release the fund into your account immediately in Germany.

His number is: +234-80281-950-68.
His e-mail is: remittancedept_cbn1@walla.com

Mr Sterling, please get intouch with the Director immediately because we
don't have much time left now and as you can see that the year is coming to
an end.

God bless you Abundantly, say me well to your family.

Dr Jacob Harry.

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