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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)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • paulade_70@yahoo.com
  • paulade20@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paulade" <paulade@terra.com.mx>
Date: Tue, 21 Nov 2006 14:02:15 +0000
Subject: consider this offer


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:MR.PAUL ADE
TEL;234 8022571205
DEAR SIR/MADAM,
I AM MR.PAUL ADE AN ACCOUNTANT (FOREIGN PAYMENT DEPT) WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
TRANSPORT LAGOS- NIGERIA.
WITH THE ASSISTANCE OF SOME SENIOR OFFICALS OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,AND THE
MINISTRY OF FINANCE, WE WANT TO TRANSFER THE SOME OF THIRTY-FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS
OUT OF MY COUNTRY, NIGERIA. THE THIRTY-FIVE MILLION US DOLLARS IS AN CCUMULATION OF
OVER-INVOICED CONTRACTS WHICH HAS ALREADY BEEN EXECUTED AND COMMISSIONED. THIS
AMOUNT STILL LIES IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT SUSPENCE ACCOUNT WITH THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA(CBN).
AS CIVIL SERVANTS WE CANNOT OPERATE A FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE THE CODE OF CONDUCT
ACT IN NIGERIA MAKES IT AN OFFENCE FOR ANY PUBLIC OFFICER TO OPERATE FOREIGN
ACCOUNT. IT IS AS A RESULT OF THIS THAT WE SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE TO MAKE USE OF
YOUR PRIVATE/ COMPANY?S ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THE SAID SUM.
PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL MODALITIES HAS BEEN WORKED OUT FOR A SMOOTH AND HITCH-FREE
TRANSFER OF THE US$35MILLION INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, WITHIN TEN WORKING DAYS OF GETTING
YOUR POSITIVE RESPONSE AND CONSENT.YOU WOULD BE ENTITLED TO 20% OF THE
$35,000,000:00 FOR PROVIDING US AN ACCOUNT, 75% WOULD COME TO US IN NIGERIA, AND THE
REMAINING 5% WOULD BE USED TO OFFSET ALL LOCAL/FOREIGN EXPENDITURE ON THE FOLLOWING
GROUNDS.
(A) THAT WE ARE SATISFIED ON ALL GROUNDS THAT OUR SHARE OF THE FUND WOULD BE GIVEN
TO US AFTER TRANSFERENCE.
(B) THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENCE,SECRECY AND ABSOLUTE
SINCERITY, WHICH IT DEMANDS.IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THE PROPOSAL,
YOU CAN CONTACT ME THROUGH MY EMAIL DDRESSES:paulade_70@yahoo.com OR
paulade20@jmail.co.za TO ENABLE US DISCUSS FURTHER DETAILS ON THE TRANSACTION. YOU
ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO PROVIDE A SECURED TELEPHONE AND FAX FOR THE PURPOSE OF THIS
TRANSACTION.
EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST
YOURS FAITHULLY,
MR.PAUL ADE

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