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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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: "adenijiolu0004@terra.es" <adenijiolu0004@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 5 Jan 2007 18:26:28 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Re:NEW DIPLOMATIC COURIER PAYMENT SOLUTION.


Dear Sir/Madam,

Re:NEW DIPLOMATIC COURIER PAYMENT SOLUTION.

I am Dr. Adeniji Olu of the Foriegn Affairs Ministry. And I have been advised by the Finance Minister to contact you to act as front on our behalf to transferthe sum of ($70.5million) (SEVENTY MILLION FIVE THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) into your account for our joint investment in your country.

Be informed that this funds emenated from the ghost name being used by some officials of the contract committee and was discovered during our Auditing and we are want to use your name as front to move out the funds to you for our joint investment in your country,because we can not touch the funds here or transfer the funds into our local account here.

Following my idea that we will have a deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally.

We will have 65%, and you will have 35% .

PLEASE CONTACT ME FOR MORE DETAILS.

I await to hear from you urgently, as time is no longer on our side.

Waiting for your reply soon.

With regards,

HON. DR. ADENIJI OLU





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