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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: james ibori <baccham44@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 14 Oct 2007 15:04:08 -0300 (BRT)
Subject: CONTACT MY BANK MANAGER FOR THIS

my friend, I know this mail may come to you as a suprise since we have not met before,but i will assure you all is well.AS result i got your mail adress from the world trade email directory,i am sorry if i may have intruded into your private life.My name is Chief James Ononofe Ibori, the erstwhile governor of Delta state in Nigeria.I served my state as a governor for two consecutive terms.During my tenure (which lasted from may 1999-april 2007)i served my state and ny country creditably well.Imust be frank with you my friend ,during my stay in office,i accumulated so much wealth part of which is a $25,000,000 (twenty five million dollards only)which i deposited in a local security company here in Nigeria. After the expiration of my tenure,the federal government and my enemies have been on my neck accusing me of fraud and financial improprieties while in the office.The inferno has generated to an extent that my my foreign account were frozen by the FBI but when i appealed , it was later refrozen. They are again threatening to freeze all my assets both at home here and abroad.Infact my friend iam in a serious dilemma now. My friend this is where i need your help me transfer this particular moneyin the Nigeria securiy company into youraccount abroad,i beleive it will be a lot safer there.Ipromise you it will be a mutual benefit, you will have 20% of the total sum for yourselfat the end of the transaction.i have written to the bank manager abuot my intention to transfer the money to my foreign business partner and he consented to it .what i want you to do is to send your personal informations such as yoyr full name ,your full adress, your country where you reside and your telephone no to the banl manages at his email adress which is baccham 44@yahoo.fr.His name is Mr Barnabas Amaechi .He will use those informations to prepare a draft covering the money and will send it to you through courier services I will come over to meet you as soon as the situation here b ecomes stable. best regards james __._,_.___

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