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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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "certified bank draft" (Beware of any scheme that involves cashing checks or money orders and then wiring a portion of the funds somewhere - you'll be liable for the entire amount if the checks or money orders turn out to be fake, even after you have received and forwarded cash. If it's a lottery prize, remember that real lotteries do not pay large prizes by check. They wire the money directly to your bank account and you do not pay for that. Many scammers promise a large check only in order to then demand payment of courier fees for a fake courier service. )
• 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.
  • mark.wailers1@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Mark Wailers" <m_wailers_3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <mark.wailers1@yahoo.it>
Date: Tue, 11 Sep 2007 13:19:14 -0600
Subject: Thanks for accepting our apology and God bless you



FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA MINISTRY OF FINANCE
Our Ref: NNC/MM/04/01
Your Ref: ...............................
Date: 11 September 2007
YOUR CERTIFIED BANK DRAFT
Attention please I am Mr. Mark Wailers from the Federal republic of Nigeria, Ministry of finance, we are sending you this mail in Regards to the scam that the citizens of Nigeria has done on the Internet.
We are very sorry for any inconveniency this would have cost to you and your country, the Federal Government of Nigeria and some other bodies like The NNPC,CBN, and the Petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), decided to come together and raised the sum of $One Hundred And Eighty Million Dollars to compensate some lucky number people that will receive this email for $750.000.00 each, the selection of people to receive the fund will be made ramdomlly via email, so if you are among the lucky ones that have received this mail, that means you are among the lucky ones that has been chosen to receive the sum of $750.000.00.
Note that you advise to forward to me immediately the following informations, most expecially your full name to be written on the draft.
1.YOUR FULL NAME & ADDRESS 2. YOUR / TELEPHONE NUMBER ,
Below is my contact information :
CONTACT: MR. MARK WAILERS.ADDRESS: PLOT 144 ADEKUNLE AVE ISOLO LAGOS NIGERIA EMAIL: mark.wailers1@yahoo.it
Thanks for accepting our apology and God bless you
Mr. Mark Wailers.

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