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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "i will advice you " (this email uses bad English)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • +2348060152118 (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.
  • williams.dugan@orangemail.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: mark uzo <mark_uzo36@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <markuzo77@gmail.com>
Date: Wed, 7 Nov 2007 17:15:38 +0000
Subject: From The Desk of Dr. Mark Uzo (CBN Staff)













From The Desk of Dr. Mark Uzo (CBN Staff) The New Secretary to the Governor Central Bank of Nigeria CBN. Good Day, I came to found out today while I was going through some outstanding payment general file that their was an ATM CARD document USD$2,500,000.00 Dollars issued in your name for some weeks now after recalling back some funds from CBN off-shore London and USA. If I may ask why did you refused to claim it or are you not aware that you have some amount of money here belonging to you? I will advice you to reach intergrated payment department immediately in the next 72hrs with your full contact address before I return the ATM CARD document back to the Financial Investigation Unit come Tuesday next week as requested that all legal payment documents paid and unpaid once should be return to their office unfailingly next week,I wish you would receive this mail before the time.Contact this office for your card:

Please Contact Williams Dugan.Itergrated Payment DeparmentEmail: williams.dugan@orangemail.es Phone: +234-80601-52118 I am waiting to hear from you today. Dr.Mark UzoThe New Secretary to the GovernorCentral Bank of Nigeria CBN
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