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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • drjackson_60@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr Jackson Gaius Obaseki" <drjackson_11@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drjackson_60@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 01 May 2007 11:00:52 +0100
Subject: ATTN:INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Dear Sir/Madam,

First i must solicit your attention and your confidence in introducing you
to a confidential INVESTMENT PROPOSAL and i am sure you have the
confidence,ability and reliability to prosecute a transaction of this
magnitude with great confidence.

I am Dr JACKSON GAIUS OBASEKI the former GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR NATIONAL
NIGERIAN PETROLEUM CORPORATION[N.N.P.C]I sincerely wish to use this
opportunity to let you know my intentions to invest the sum of five.five
million dollars[$5.5 million ] in any Capital intensive project in either
America,Europe or Asia,but the problem i am facing is that i dont have any
knowledge about investment in any of these countries.I am looking for
someone who is sincere,trustworthy,hardworking,honest, capable and finally
who is God fearing to handle and advice me onthe exact thing to invest my
fund on.

The person will be my partner and my representative over there,i am mapping
out 30% of the total sum of my fund to the person as soon as the investment
project is executed.I am planning as soon as this investment projected is
completed i will be coming over to the persons country to settle with my
family.
Please your willingness to make this investment a huge success your
requirement is to furnish me with the following your private telephone and
fax number for effective communication.So that we can reach out well and
discuss on how best to handle this investment project or what we can invest
my fund on.Your willingness to see this investment project a huge success
your are required to write me through[drjackson_60@yahoo.co.uk]for security
reasons.Thank you God bless you in anticipation for your urgent reply.

Dr jackson.

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