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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)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank 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)
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • mma2@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank luga" <fkluga22@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Feb 2007 01:28:54 +0100
Subject: CONTRACT DEAL FOR BOTH OF US

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND AVIATION
HEADQUARTERS- LAGOS ANNEX OFFICE.
FROM THE DESK OF MR FRANK LUGA.
Secretary Contract Awarding Committee

Dear Friend

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

After due consideration, I decided to forward this proposal to you.

I want a reliable person who could assist me to transfer the sum of TEN
Million United States Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) into his/her account.

This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us
under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for
payment by the concerned ministries.

The contract has been executed, commissioned and the contractor was paid the
actual cost of the contract.we are left with the balance of US$10,000,000.00
as part of theover-invoiced amount, which i have deliberately over
estimated, for my own.

I am contacting you to be my custodan for this fund. 40% for you (Account
Owner) .60% for me.As you may want to know and to make you less curious, I
got your address from adverts, in business directory that protrayed your
stablishment in good light.


This transaction is very much free from all sorts of RISK and TROUBLE from
my or your Government.I have been exercising patience for this opportunity
for so long and to most of us this is a life time opportunity we cannot
affford to miss.

To get this fund paid into your foreign stablishment like yours we will seek
approval to transfer the fund within 7 banking days through the BANK to your
designatd Bank Account.

Consequently upon your acceptance of my proposal i will let you know what is
needed for us to proceed.

kindly confirm you interest by revert email to me through my personal
e-mail:mma2@myway.com, your indication by revet email to me of your sincere
and serious interest will enable me email you the procedures.

It will surprise you why we choose you and trusted you for this
transaction.Yes, i believe that good friends can be discovered and business
like this cannot be realized without trust.

This is why i have decided to trust you for this transaction not
withstanding that i do not know you in person and same with you.

i am looking forward to doing this transaction with you.

Be further informed that everyone's interest and Security had been
considered before i contacted you.So be rest assured and fell free to go
into this transaction with me.

I will come to your country to invest my share upon the confirmation from
you that the money has been credited into your nominated Bank Account.

But let honestly be our watch word throughout this transaction and your
prompt reply will be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

Best regards,

MR.FRANK LUGA

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