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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348086111981 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • charles.kalu@yahoo.dk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Charles Kalu" <charles_kalu33@rediffmail.com>
Date: 11 Feb 2007 12:36:08 -0000
Subject: PRIVATE/BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Good day,&nbsp;My name is Mr.Charles Kalu,an external auditor for the Union Bank of Nigeria,working as part of a bigger team that covers the entire West African region.&nbsp;An investor (name with-held) died without naming a next of kin to his fund in my bank.The amount is $20.7M and banking regulation/legislation in Nigeria demand that i notify the fiscal authorities after Four years.The above set of facts underscores my reason to seek your permission to have you stand as the next of kin to the deceased investor.This funds will be approve and released in your favour as the next of kin if only you will adhere to my instruction and cooperate with me in one accord.&nbsp;I have all the legal and Banking details of my deceased client that will facilitate our putting you forward as the claimant/beneficiary of the funds and ultimately transfer&nbsp; of the $20.7M to any bank account nominated by you.I am prepared to compensate you with a 20% share of the total funds for your effor!
ts.The final details will be given upon receipt an affirmation of your desire to participate.&nbsp;Please contact me immediately whether or not you are interested in this deal.If you are not,it will enable me scout for another foreign partner to carry out this deal.But where you are interested, forward your details/info through my PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS below as time is of the essence in this business.
&nbsp;(1) Full Name:
(2) Telephone and Fax Number:
(3) Full Address:
(4) Occupation:
(5) Date of Birth:
Thank you,
Mr.Charles Kalu
Union Bank of NigeriaAccounts Investigations Department10th Floor,Union Bank Towers61/62 MARINA,LAGOS, NIGERIA
Tel:234-8086111981
Email: charles.kalu@yahoo.dk

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