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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "contcat60@terra.es" <contcat60@terra.es>
Date: Wed, 20 Feb 2008 19:53:44 +0100 (MET)
Subject: Re:NEW PAYMENT SOLUTION.




Dear Sir/Madam

Re:NEW PAYMENT SOLUTION.

I am Dr . Adeniji Olu of the Foriegn Affairs Ministry. And I have been advised by the Finance Minister to contact you to act as front on our behalf to transfer the sum of ($70.5million) (SEVENTY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) into your account for our joint investment in your country.

Note that this funds emenated from the ghost name being used by some officials of the contract committee and was discovered during our Auditing and we want to use your name as front to move out the funds to you for our joint investment in your country,because we can not touch the funds here or transfer the funds into our local account here.

I guarantee you that this will be executed under a legitimate arrangement that will protect you from any breach of the law. All I require is your honesty and your co-operation to enable us see this deal through.

We will have the share of 65%, and you will have 35% .


PLEASE CONTACT ME WITH YOUR DETAILED INFORMATION FOR MORE DETAILS.

I await to hear from you urgently, as time is no longer on our side.


With regards,

DR. ADENIJI OLU





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