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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:
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Abdulkareem Ismaila <abdul.kareem.0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <abdul1kareem@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2008 18:56:49 +0100
Subject: NOTICE FOR YOUR COMPENSATION



COMPENSATION OF SCAMMED VICTIM/100 THOUSAND USD BENEFICIARY.REF/PAYMENT This is to bring to your notice that I am delegated From the United Nations through ZENITH BANK PLC. Nigeria to pay 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $100 Thousand USD each, you are listed and approved for this payments as one of the scammed victims, Kindly get back to us as soon as possible for the immediate payments of your $100 Thousand USD compensations funds.
On this faithful recommendations, I want you to know that during the last UN meetings held at Abuja, Nigeria, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of Funds by various Foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the new president of the country Umaru Musa Yar'Adua is now paying 100 victims of this operators $100 thousand USD each. Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria the payments are to be paid by ZENITH BANK PLC. Nigeria as corresponding paying bank under funding assistance by the National Westminster Bank London.
According to the number of applicants at hand, 30 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 70 left to be paid the compensations of $100 Thousand USD each.
Your particulars was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to him for any reason what so ever, the US secret service is already on trace of other criminals.
Furthermore you are advised to call and contact with the remmitance Director immediately for your payment receivable instruction. Below is the contact information.Director Int,monetary Dept: Zenith bank Nigeria Plc. Send a copy of your response to our official email: compensationzenith@hotmail.comTel: +(234) 01-7657158,8066152608
Yours faithfully,Abdul-Kareem Ismaila
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