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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: kim lux <kimluxx@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: profcharlessssdo_cbn@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 6 Dec 2007 07:22:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: FROM IDRPC



ATTENTION: Sir,

I write to notify you that your payment $15.5M has been approved for a wire transfer and your name has been regsitered among the contractor from next week payment.

Follow the meeting with the Boards of Director you are to confirm your bank details where funds will be login to you such as :

When all this details are received from you today then your transfer will be immediately be credited into your account and you will be forwarded a copy of the approval letter and a telex transfer report for the payment which you are to take to your bank for confirmation of the transfer thereafter you can make withdraw.
Meanwhile every statutory obligation has been ascertained for immediate release of the payment to you but it has to be after the clearance is done then the approval will granted to you and your funds will be credited to you.

YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FILL AND SEND THIS INFORMATIONS FOR VERIFICATIONS
PURPOSES SO THAT YOUR FUND VALID US$MILLIONS, US DOLLARS WILL BE REMMITTED INTO YOUR NOMINATED BANK ACCOUNT INFO.

1.YOURNAME:.................................................................................. AMOUNT:$15.5M USD………………………………..
2. YOUR FULL ADDRESS:........................................................................................................................................
3. YOUR TELEPHONE ..................................4. FAX.................................................................................................
5. AGE............................... 6. SEX:............................7. YOUR OCCUPATION:.......................................................
8. YOUR VALID ACCOUNT DETAILS:..........................................9. CONTRACT#:…NNPC/PTDF/003762/2002……………………

AS SOON AS WE RECIEVE THIS, WE WILL COMMENCE WITH ALL NESSCCARY PROCEDURE.

REGARDS,
KAMAL JOHNSON


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