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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • +2348057544935 (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.
  • haruna_mohamed@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "haruna_mohamed@terra.es" <haruna_mohamed@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 01:09:43 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: GOOD DAY MY FRIEND






DR. HARUNA MOHAMED.
DIRECTOR AUDIT & ACCOUNT UNIT.
VARTA OIL DEVELOPMENT LTD
10 UMARU DIKO ROAD ABUJA NIGERIA.
E-MAIL:haruna_mohamed@yahoo.co.uk
+2348057544935

Dear Friend,

This message might meet you in utmost surprise. However, it is just my
Urgent need for foreign partner that made me to contact you for this
transaction. I am currently holding the post of Director Auditing and
Accounting unit of the above company. I have the opportunity of
transferring an over yet to be claimed fund USD17, 500,000.00 left
unclaimed by our client who died along with his entire family on 31 July
2000 in a Concorde flight AF4590 plane crash. You can confirm the genuine
of the deceased death by clicking on this web site
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/859479.stm.

I will give you all necessary text of application on how to apply to our
company placing you as the Next to Kin in absence of the said owner. We
are aware that he is dead including his wife and son and we have placed
advert recently for any of his next of king to come over, Hence, I am
inviting you for a business deal where this money can be moved in pretext
that you are the next of Kin and shared between us in the ratio of 60/40
while and we will take care of upfront expenses jointly. If you agree to
my business proposal.

Further details of the transfer will be forwarded to you as soon as I
receive your return mail which should include your full name /company name
& mailing address, direct telephone contacts. A scanned colour copy of
your Id will be appreciated if any. Kindly reply me using this
e-mails:haruna_mohamed@yahoo.co.uk If my e-mail disturbs you please I am sorry
and delete it.

Yours,
Dr. (Econs) HARUNA MOHAMED





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