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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 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)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2348023713859 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • revdduke@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Henry Nelson <henry_nelson192@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <henry_nelsonn@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2007 15:24:04 -0600
Subject: CONFIRM YOUR BANK ACCOUNT



FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA PRESIDENTIAL VILLA FEDERAL EXECUTIVE INNER CHAMBER ASO ROCK ABUJA SWITCH BOARD---234-9-2727200 OFFICIAL GAZZETTBE WARNED!

Sequel to series of complaints/petition flooding the information desk of the presidency, which this present government is not comfortable with, a closed door meeting was held by the Federal Executive Council, headed by the President and Commander in Chief of Federal Republic of Nigeria where issues relating to foreign contract payment was pivotal to the discussion.

On the proceeding of the meeting based on serious matters relating to foreign contract settlement, where most of the contractors indicted the present Central Bank Governor Prof. Chukwuma Soludo, that he subject them to endless payment, which they are not comfortable with. To this the Federal Executive Council have mandated Rev. Donald Duke, and empowered him with the responsibility of settlement of contract payment, hence Prof. Chukwuma Soludo has been advised with immediate effect to forward all the relevant documents of beneficiaries to the office of Rev. Donald Duke, email: revdduke@yahoo.co.uk. Which he has already started and everything is in progress. But we never ruled out the fact that most of the beneficiaries who claims to have spoken to Prof. Soludo may be wrong, rather they have spoken to hoodlums that claims and impersonated names for illegal extortion. And also be aware that we are not making use of any correspondence bank and we have no representative in any foreign bank, but direct to beneficiaries bank account by swift.
The Foreign Ambassadors and the Diplomatic Corps that where present, has been briefed and a white paper on that has already been issued to them. And also a gazette has been forwarded to the senate house for enactment.Be also informed that your (I.P.O) Irrevocable Payment Order has been approved by the Federal Executive Council for payments and this has already been forwarded to the office of Rev. Donald Duke. You are to contact him on his security phone: 234-802-3713-859.Note: Your balance of US$4M(FOUR MILLION DOLLARS) is now ready to be transferred into your account, after the initial payment of US$20M, into your account on 9th July 2003 with, JP MORGAN CHASE BANK:A/C.0005664989/ROUTING.FF567B.

Please for security, confirm if this account is still effective to avoid mistake.

Thanks.

Mr. Henry NelsonFEDERAL EXECUTIVE INNER CHAMBER Presidency

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