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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:
  • "million 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)
  • ",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)
  • "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)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: W.B Delegation <wbdelegation@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <paulolson@mail.bg>
Date: Fri, 9 Nov 2007 10:31:15 +0000
Subject: WORLD BANK DELEGATION



WORLD BANK DELEGATION SITTING:UBA HOUSE, LAGOS -NIGERIA.
ATTENTION:Beneficiary.We are world bank delegation.Following a new pact signed by Nigeria and World bank ,the world bank has bought over the debts owed to foreigners by the Nigeria Government.All outstanding payment files has been forwarded to our office for review.Totally we have reviewed 105 payments which yours is among .Therefore you are contacted by this email message.

Note that we noticed that freigners have been compelled by Nigeria banks, ministries and other related offices to pay so much money as fees and yet the payments for which they paid the fees were not released to them.We also discovered some payments have been diverted to unknown account.All these anomalies are what the World bank delegation has come to correct and release payments to eneficiaries unconditionally.

As soon as you receive this payment, you are advised to reply stating your total claimable amount .You should also state your full names and your address so we can confirm if the information in the file forwarded to us is correct.By the file, your payment outstanding is quoted to be (Eighteen Million US Dollars) US$18,000,000.00. Please confirm if this is your payment.Note that for convenience, we have resolved to release your payment through the Nigeria Government and World bank joint bank accounts in three continents (USA, UK and South Korea).USA banks will be used to pay USA citizens and other America continent beneficiaris, UK bank will be used to pay UK citizens and European citizens while South korea Banks will be used to pay Beneficiaries from Asia.

As soon as your rply is received, your payment will be packed to your destination reachable banks for onward release to you.Note you do not have to pay any fees to receive your payment once you are identified as the beneficiary by your response.Contact Dr. Paul Olson, head of delegation on email:paulolson@mail.bg

Mrs. Magret Barnes.Seretary, World Bank Delegation,Africa Zone.__________________________________________________________________________________________Dr.Paul Olson (Head of delegation), Mrs.Magret Barnes(Secretary), Mr.Smith Brown (Member).
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