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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • tonyego1@gawab.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mrtonyego1@terra.es" <mrtonyego1@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 22 Aug 2007 17:28:52 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: From: Mr. Tony Ego



From: Mr. Tony Ego
Federal Housing Authority (F.H.A)
E-mail: tonyego1@gawab.com


Dear Sir/ Madam,

PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF TWENTY TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS(US$22.5M) TO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I am the Financial Controller of the Federal Housing Authority (F.H.A),and Secretary to the Contract Award Committee of my Ministry. In collaboration with my colleagues, we have agreed to transfer out of the Country through Central Bank (CBN) some amount and we will later reinvest it in your country after the success of this transaction. The amount involved is Twenty two Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$22,500,000.00). This is as a result of Death of the Beneficiary of the said fund:Late Mr.Andreas Schranner who died on German Concorde Plane crash. http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/europe/859479.stm.

The owner of this account Mr. Andreas Schranner an German and great property magnate .Since the death of Mr.Andreas Schranner, I have kept a close monitoring of the deposit/contract records since then. Nobody has come forward to claim his contract fund with F.H.A as next of kin to the late Mr.Andreas Schranner. Also the funds can only be released to a foreigner.Therefore, I, as the Financial Controller was told to write you by my colleagues and see the success of the remittance immediately, you will however, be required to furnish us with these necessary informations.

1. Your Full name:-----------------------
2. Full address:--------------------------
3 Your personal phone and fax number:-------------
4. Bnak Name:-----------------------------
5. Address of your Bank:------------------------
6. Phone, Fax and Telex numbers:-----------------------
7. Your Account number:
8. Swift Code :-----------------------------
9. Routing Number:----------------------
10. Beneficiary's name of the account. ------------------------

These information will enable us put APPLICATION OF CLAIM for the release of this money from concerned Government Agencies and it will last for ten working days. For your assistance we have agreed that the fund will be shared as follows:

You as the Account Owner 20%
Miscellaneous Expenses 5%
Officials Involved 75%

Now, we assure you that all arrangements have been concluded for the success of this transaction, so if you are interested, reply us STRICTLY THROUGH E-mail: tonyego1@gawab.com

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Tony Ego
E-mail: tonyego1@gawab.com





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