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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:
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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 orphan scam.
• 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.
  • +2348038630776 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR AHIJO BRUNO" <ahijob1a@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahbru8@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 14:58:28 +0300
Subject: Mr AHIJO BRUNO

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA WEST AFRICA
My name is Mr AHIJO BRUNO

Tel:+2348038630776

I am the only Son of late chief BRUNO. My father was a very wealthy CRUDE
OIL Dealer in NIGER DELTA REGION in Nigeria West Africa,
my father was incharge of the sales of crude oils to forieners ,my father
was poisoned to death by his business associates because of his possition
as the head and my mother died when i am little and my father took me so
special because I am his only son,
Before the death of my father few days ago he secretly called me and told me
that he has the sum
of(USD $4.5 MILLION , Four MILLION Five Hundred thousand U.S DOLLARS )which
he deposited in a
bank ,He also told that it was because of this money he was poisoned by his
business associates ,
my father instructed me to look for a trust worthy foreign partner who will
help me transfer this money into a foreign account ,

my purpose of contacting you is for you to help transfer this money into a
safe account in your country I promise to reward you with the 10% from the
total money,if you can help me to transfer the money to your account and
hope you will not betray the trust i have on you because this money is my
only hope in this life
I can assure you there is No Risk involve the money is my inheritance from
my late father.

I am waiting to hear from you.
Mr AHIJO BRUNO

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