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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "courier company" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "central bank of nigeria" (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.
  
• 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.
  • ja002_cbn@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john alison" <alijohn0004@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ja002_cbn@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2007 15:40:27 -0700
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL MAIL FROM MR JOHN ALISON!!!

GREETINGS FRIEND

CONFIDENTIAL

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE
YOU DO NOT KNOW ME . I AM JOHN ALISON, I WORK IN THE
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA, PACKAGING AND COURIER
DEPARTMENT. I GOT YOUR CONTACT AMONGST OTHERS FROM A
SEARCH INTO THE INTERNET AND WAS INSPIRED TO SEEK YOUR
CO-OPERATION I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR THIS PACKAGE
THAT IS ALREADY IN EUROPE WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR
CBN ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE
PACKAGE IS $20,000,000.00 ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT
THE COURIER COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY
THAT I HAVE IN THE PACKAGE.

ALL I WANT YOU TO DO FOR ME NOW IS THIS GIVE ME YOUR
MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX, AND I
HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY, YOU WILL HAVE 30%
AND 70% WILL BE FOR ME . MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE
REVEALED TO ANYBODY. IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS OKAY BY
YOU.

YOU CAN CALL E-MAIL ME FOR SECURITY REASONS OTHER
MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK
TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE KEYS TO THE BOXES TO
YOU.

NOTE: COMMUNICATION SHOULD BE STRICTLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE
E-MAIL(ja002_cbn@yahoo.co.uk)FOR SECURITY REASONS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
MR. JOHN ALISON.

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