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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • johnsonkevin2@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "johnson kevin" <johnsonkevin12@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsonkevin2@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 31 Oct 2006 01:49:45 +0100
Subject: URGENT REPLY

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am the chairman of the contract award committee of
the Natural resources ministry here in NIGERIA, and I
represent a group that is interested in engaging your
services as Manager for investment purpose, of a large
volume of fund. The group consists of co-workers
including Engr.David Okoh.who is the principal
partner.

If this proposal is acceptable to you, please get back
to me through the above email or fax number to enable
me give you more details and work out a remuneration
for your participation in the transaction, and also
let you know how I came to select you for this
purpose.


I await your urgent response.

Sincerely Yours,

Engr.johnson kevin
johnsonkevin2@yahoo.com

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