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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:
  • "money laundering" ("anti-terrorist", "anti-money laundering" or "drug-free" certificates are a common way for criminals in fake lottery scams and other Advance Fee scams to get you to send money to them. There are no such certificates in the real banking world. )
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "chambers" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • +2348058337740 (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.
  • clarkrichman@ubbi.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: VERA BAIRD <verabaird39@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <verabaird100@ubbi.com>
Date: Wed, 1 Aug 2007 10:06:16 +0100
Subject: Solicitor General Fraudulent Email Department



FROM:Vera BairdSolicitor General Fraudulent Email DepartmentAttorney General for England and Wales office Attorney General’s Chambers, 9 Buckingham Gate, London, SW1E 6JP
Warning: this is to officially inform you that we have verified your contract/inheritance file and found out that why you have not received your payment is because you have not fulfilled the obligations given to you in respect of your contract / inheritance payment because you have not reported your matter to the appropriate authorities instead you patronize the impostors all over the world. Your email has been monitored by the England Attorney General's Department in an effort by the United Kingdom Government and in conjunction with Nigeria Government with their ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIME COMMISSIon (EFCC), and other International Police Forces toward money laundering.
Under the Act, you should not brake the laws of any country by engaging in the usage of emails to carry out fraudulent activities by not following the proper procedure polices of the countries and lay dawn rules by obtaining legal document.
We are to inform you that government of England and government of United State of America has joined hands with united Nation to set up a committee that will look into your matter since we have now our BRITISH AND UNITED STATE citizens in most of the countries like Nigeria, Republic of Benin, London, Spain etc to investigate your matter in support with their government, in any over due Contract payment, inheritance, lotto winning etc. Theses are well trained dictators who can assist you in investigation to know the position of your money. you are here by directed to contact THE DIRECTOR INTERCONTINETAL BANK PLC office in NIGERIA and table your case with him to study and forward your petition to Nigeria Federal Ministry of Finance for immediate approve and release of your over due payment and investigate to know the reason why you have not being paid your money.

Contact person:
NAME: CLARK RICHARDDIRECTOR INTERCONTINENTAL BANK PLCWESTERN HOUSE12 BROAD STREET 5TH FLOOR VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS NIGERIATELL:234=1=4033346CELL: 234-80-58337740EMAIL:clarkrichman@ubbi.com
Regards
Vera BairdSolicitor General Fraudulent Email DepartmentAttorney General for England and Wales office
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