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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)
  • "may come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states 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)
• 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.
  • ray_umar_2008@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ray umar" <ray_uma17@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: suza_vaye_2005@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 05:52:11 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

DEAR FRIEND,

THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BUT IT WAS
OUT OF MY DESIRE TO SHARE THIS MUTUAL PROPOSAL WITH
YOU, I GOT YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS THROUGH THE CHAMBERS
OF COMMERCE HERE IN NIGERIA .

MY NAME IS MR.RAY UMAR .A GENERAL SECRETARY IN
GLOBAL FINANCE COMPANY HERE IN NIGERIA
THERE IS A CONSIGNMENT CONTAINING A
SUM OF (12,000,000.00USD)TWELVE MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS DEPOSITED IN OUR COMPANY FOR SAFE KEEPING BY
ONE MR. GUEI WALTER BEFORE HIS DEATH, NO ONE HAS COME
TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT AS A BENEFICIARY TILL DATE.
I AM HONORABLY SEEKING FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE AS
FOLLOWS:

(1) I WANT YOU TO ACT AS A BENEFICIARY
(2) I WANT YOU TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS
MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED BUT BEFORE THAT WE ARE PLANNING
TO MOVE THE MONEY TO OUR HEADQUATER IN LONDON FOR SECURITY
REASONS.

I WILL PROVIDE YOU THE ENTIRE NECESSARY DOCUMENT FOR
THIS CONSIGNMENT TO PROVE THE CONSIGNEE AS A
BENEFICIARY TO THE COMPANY, 40% OF TOTAL AMAOUNT
MAPPED OUT FOR YOU WHILE THE 60% MAPPED OUT FOR ME.

IF YOU ARE OKAY WITH MY CONDITION DO NOT HESITATE TO
SEND ME E-MAIL:ray_umar_2008@yahoo.com.hk SO THAT I CANFURNISH
YOU UP WITHALL THE INFORMATION NEEDED,
I WISHTO HEAR FROM YOU SOON.

RAY UMAR.
GLOBAL FINANCE COMPANY.

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