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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 us 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "HA JI" <mamhrsawa@hotmail.co.uk>
Reply-To: mambhja@inbox.ru
Date: Wed, 02 May 2007 14:03:41 +0100
Subject: HELLO THERE!!!





Hello, I am writing you this mail today on personal grounds and l implore
you to get back to me in earnest. I am interested in doing business with
your humble self, but before I proceed further, I want you to please note
that this is not a sort of joke, I mean business. I want to invest heavily
in your country and other countries within your geographical zone as you may
indicate as ideal. Once you are interested in this proposed joint venture
transaction, I will be giving you a breakdown; we will start relating with
each. As you may wish to know, I am the director of P.P.M.C (Petroleum
Products Marketing Company); a subsidiary of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation,CC N.N.P.C. My office is in charge of selling crude oil to
foreign companies/countries that come to lift or buy oil as well as
registering and certifying each and every one of them before a single barrel
is lifted. As a result of the recent upsurge in the price of crude oil, I
and some of my colleague make 30 cent on a barrel and for over the period of
2 months, we had realized US$50 M (FIFTY MILLION US DOLLARS). As civil
servants getting this money out of my country (Nigeria) for investment poses
a problem, following the fact that Government officials are prohibited from
running a foreign account, and as such, I crave your indulgence to assist in
this regard, if you wish to assist, kindly mail me back. So we could go in
to business. As the transaction progress, you stand the chance to negotiate
what your cut will be from the US$50 M (FIFTY MILLION US DOLLARS). I further
assure you that this is a risk-free business, Thank you for anticipated
cooperation. I shall be expecting your response. I remain Yours Alhaji Mambo
Sawa.

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