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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:
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +2348060083871 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "chris pepple" <cfpepples7@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: chris_pepples011@yahoo.es
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 04:08:21 +0000
Subject: CAN WE TRUST YOU?

Chris and Favour Pepple
# 1 Pepples Crescent,
Degema River State
Nigeria
+234-806-008-3871

CAN WE TRUST YOU?

Attention Please;

Good day, I Chris and my sister Favour may wish to know if we can entrust in
you in helping us to receive the $35.5mUSD (Thirty Five Million United
States dollars) our parents had with a Financial Institution here before
their untimely death by the assasins.

Our Father was a known politician and was assasinated alongside with my
mother Carol on a good sunday morning on their way to the church.

If it is your wish to help us receive our money and keep it safe in an
account, I and Favour will start applying for our transcript in the school
so that we can come over and conclude our Education.
Dear if this is possible for you.

Can you assure us of the under listed, when you receive this money as our
Beneficiary, so as to enable us further our Education in your country.

1,Securing a 2 rooms apartment for Favor, and I, which we shall pay for.
2,Helping us investing on a profitable business and as well guiding the
affairs as the director.

3,Finally, helping us for a better school with our results to further our
Education because right now I am a finalist of Business Management while
Favour herself is studying Pharmacy in the University aswell.

Thanks in hoping for your helpful suggestion & your kind response.
Yours Sincerely.
Chris and Favour

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