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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "maryam abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • adminoffic@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Rogers Johnson" <rogers.johnsons2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adminoffic@gmail.com
Date: Sun, 15 Apr 2007 11:25:33 +0100
Subject: Greetings

Greetings,

My name is Barrister Rogers Johnson (SAN) I am a private attorney, and I
have a client who is interested in investing some good money in your
country. My client is a very important and prominent person who has mandated
me to contact you for a very important business transaction my client is by
name Mrs. Maryam Abacha and she is the wife of a Late Military heard of
state in my country.

Her husband Late General Sanni Abacha made a lot of money through Oil
proceeds during his tenure in office. In fact it was discovered after his
death that he was worth well over 4.5 billion United State Dollars and some
of this money was retrieve after he died while some was recovered from
officials that served under him during his reign as president of
Nigeria.

The truth of this case is that my client despite the problem she is going
through now, she still has a lot of money in her possession, which she
intends to invest outside our country. What my client need from you now is
reliable account where she can transfer some money but mind you, all the
money in her possessions cannot leave at once because she need to build
confidence and trust.

In some who would not expose her plan to remit and possibly invest in your
company, so she has agreed that I should make arrangements for the transfer
of 30.5 million United States dollars and you are free to negotiate your
mode of compensation even as she intends to invest the money in your
country.

Please, do not hesitate to indicate your view of this request by contacting
me immediately you receive this mail so that the necessary arrangements can
be made for the money to leave immediately. Due to the present situation of
my client, I would be happy if this request can be kept a secret, I would
also like to note that there is no risk involved.

Awaiting for your urgent reply .

Thank Best regards,
Barrister Rogers Johnson (SAN)
Email: adminoffic@gmail.com

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