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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)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer of your funds" (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)
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
• 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.
  • +2348064951997 (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.
  • olutayojohnson_100@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: MR OLUTAYO JOHNSON <olutayojohnson_03@live.com>
Reply-To: <olutayojohnson_100@yahoo.fr>
Date: Sun, 25 Nov 2007 22:45:28 +0100
Subject: TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS..



FROM THE DESK OF:
MR OLUTAYO JOHNSON
DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE
FOREIGN OPERATIONS.
TELE:NUMBER +234-806-4951997
E-MAIL: olutayojohnson_100@yahoo.fr




ATTENTION: SIR

TRANSFER OF YOUR FUNDS..

THIS IS TO NOTIFY YOU THAT YOUR OVER DUE INHERITANCE FUNDS HAS BEEN AZZETED TO BE
RELEASED, VIA KEY TELEX TRANSFER (KTT) -DIRECT WIRE TRANSFER TO YOU BY THE SENATE
COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE FUND TRANSFER.MEANWHILE,A WOMAN CAME TO MY OFFICE FEW DAYS AGO WITH A LETTER,CLAIMING TO BE YOUR TRUE REPRESENTATIVE.HERE ARE HER INFORMATIONS:

NAME JANET WHITE
BANK NAME: CITI BANK
BANK ADDRESS:ARIZONA, USA.
ACCOUNT Number: 6503809428.

PLEASE,DO RECONFIRM TO THIS OFFICE ,AS A MATTER OF URGENCY IF THIS WOMAN IS FROM YOU SO THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WILL NOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING INTO THE WRONG ACCOUNT NAME.THE RESERVE BANK GOVERNOR,EXECUTIVE, BOARD OF DIRECTORS AND THE SENATE COMMITTEE FOR FOREIGN OVER DUE INHERITTANCE FUND HAVE APPROVED AND ACCREDITED THIS REPUTABLE BANK WITH THE OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR, INTERNATIONAL REMITTANCE/FOREIGN OPERATIONS,TO HANDLE AND TRANSFER ALL FOREIGN INHERITTANCE FUNDS THIS SECOND QUARTER PAYMENT OF THE YEAR.

HOWEVER,WE SHALL PROCEED TO ISSUE ALL PAYMENTS DETAILS TO THE SAID MRS.WHITE,IF WE DO NOT HEAR FROM YOU WITHEN THE NEXT SEVEN WORKING DAYS FROM TODAY. YOU WILL HAVE TO CONTACT ME ON THIS ALTERNATIVE MEANWHILE,PLEAES RE-CONFIRM TO ME IF THE IS INLINE WITH WHAT YOU HAVE IN YOUR RECORDS AND ALSO RE-CONFIRM TO ME THE DETAILS AS FOLLOWINGS:

1) YOUR FULL NAME:
2) PHONE,FAX AND MOBILE NUMBER#:
3) COMPANY NAME,POSITION AND ADDRESS:
4) COPY OF INT'L PASSPOST:
5) A NEW BANK ACCOUNT DETAIL.

THE ONLY THINGS NEEDED FOR THIS US$15.5MILLION TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT LESS THAN 48 HOURS ARE AS FOLLOWS;

1) A NEW BANK ACCOUNT DETAIL.
2) AND US$600 FOR THE NORMALIZATION OF THE ACCOUNT IN THE FEDERAL HIGH COURT.

CONGRATULATIONS IN ADVANCE.

BEST REGARDS,

MR OLUTAYO JOHNSON

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