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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:
  • "abuja" (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.
  • muhammadusaadabuba@excite.com
  • muhammadusaadabubaii@excite.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "CONFIDENTIAL MATTER" <MuhammaduSaad@muhammadusaad6.orangehome.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 11 Dec 2006 04:15:12 +0600
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED From Ahlaji. Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III.

Helllo,

My name is Ahlaji. Muhammadu Saad Abubakar , the new sultan of the northern
state, Sokoto of Nigeria. I need your services in a confidential matter
regarding consignment out of a family beneficiary deposit. This requires a
private arrangement please.

You will receive these funds of US$ 50,000,000.00 under a diplomatic claims
in Two Truck boxes. All legal documents have been carefully worked out to
ensure a risk free transfer. I am willing to pay a generous management fee
to you as well as appreciation as soon as this transaction is completed.

I have all the details and our correspondences will be via email for now
because of my new replacement of my brother (Ahlaji Muhammadu Maccido) who
recently died in Sunday's plane crash in Abuja-Nigeria that killed 96
people.

The funds in question are quite large. I will expect a straight answer from
you. Yes or no. If yes, Kindly furnish me with your personal information
which includes your direct cell phone and fax number, your address and
other details of yours through the below my private email,
then lets work out the modalities on how to move this consignment to your
country for investment. You can read more about me through WTOP online site
(www.wtop.com/?nid=387&sid=962468)
and let this transaction be confidential and urgent because you are the
only person i have contacted for now and i got your email from the online
directory. Assalamu alaikum wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuh.

Insha'Allah,
Ahlaji. Muhammadu Saad Abubakar III.
Private Email: muhammadusaadabuba@excite.com
muhammadusaadabubaii@excite.com

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