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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• 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.
  • +2348023897966 (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.
  • uba.service@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: COMPENSATION DEPT <compensationoffice@nggov.org>
Reply-To: uba.service@yahoo.co.uk
Date: 19 Jan 2008 10:20:49 -0000
Subject: FILE NO : NGN/76348-O1-UBA-----1.5 Million USD

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PRESIDENT OFFICE

EXECUTIVE CABINET IN COLLABORATION WITH COMPENSATION DEPT

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

FILE NO : NGN/76348-O1-UBA

CODE NO : 071

RCN NO : 00183664



Dear Sir/Madam



This message is coming from the compensation office regarding the

compensation file of the total sum of 1.5 Million USD assigned to you

for a regain to the lose you have witness being a victim of fraud to our

citizens.



We want you to know that your contact email was found on the list

of victims of fraud from The Economic and Financial Crimes Commission -

EFCC (www.efccnigeria.org), so you do not have any cause for fear on

pursuing this process and you can check up with the below link for

better verification via one of the group success stories

http://www.efccnigeria.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=88&Itemid=91



You are hereby demand to contact the M.D of United Bank of Africa

for the remittance process, note that he will will give you the full

explanation of the means you have to receive your funds but you do have to

submit the File No, Code No and the RCN No of your file for proper

verification of funds existence in your name, please find his contact

information below:



UBA M.D's Name : Mr Alade Collins

Email Address: uba.service@yahoo.co.uk

Tel No. : +234-8023897966



Do not hesitate to contact him with the necessary details and your

name for verification of your file.



Congratulation once again on your regain and i hope you should be able

to complete the process within weeks depending on your effectiveness

upon remittance.



Compensation Dept

Mr. Adekunle Hopkins

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