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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ali gambo" <aligambo_555@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: contactoffice_333@yahoo.com
Date: Sun, 03 Dec 2006 07:26:27 -0500
Subject: OVER DUE PAYMENT CLAIM

FIRST BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
MARINA, LAGOS-NIGERIA.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER.
LEICESTER CURRENCY
CHEQUE/DRAFT DEPARTMENT
TELEGRAM: FBNFOREX

Dear: Sir,

I am Dr. Ali Gambo Director of allocation foreign operation department with
the First Bank of Nigeria Plc, Lagos branch. My office monitors and controls
approval of contracts payment and claims.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
foreign accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits or over-invoiced sum etc.

0n this notes, I wish to have a deal with you as regards to this unpaid fund
and have it transfer to your account as the beneficiary of this payment
claim and with all relevant documentation on your name in accordance with
our payment transfer procedures.

As it is my duty to redirect unclaimed and surplus funds to Treasury and
Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits,I have this privilege to write you
based on the instructions from Foreign Debts Reconciliation Department of
Presidency, to submit the lists of
payment/expenditures and audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to remit this claim sum following my
idea that we can have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

My conditions:

1. The sum of USD$9.7M only will be transfer into your account after the
processing of all relevant legal documents with your name as the bona-fide
beneficiary, the transfer will be made by Draft or telegraphic Transfer
(T/T), confirmable in 3 working days.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.

3. There should be no third parties as linkages of such confidential deal
are mostly associated with third party, agents or representative.

If you agree with my above conditions, l will advise you on what to do
immediately and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed
to fix your name on the on our payment schedule instantly in readiness for
transfer.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Faithfully

Dr.Ali Gambo

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