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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a "New Partner from Paraguay" scam.
• 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.
  • +2348029667724 (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.
  • auduabbagana01@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "mailtonia@terra.es" <mailtonia@terra.es>
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 10:17:38 +0100 (MET)
Subject: THANK YOU VERY MUCH


Dr.Tonia Ijeoma
Deputy Governor(RTD)
Central Bank of Nigeria

My Dear,

THANK YOU VERY MUCH

It is with due regard and happiness that i write to you. Maybe, you may not remember me,I am Dr.Tonia Ijeoma who contacted you sometime ago to act as my next of kin to transfer my fund into your account, but due to one reason or the other, it did not work out.

I am very much pleased to inform you about my success in getting those funds transfered with the assistance of a new partner from Oman.
Presently I am in BRAZIL for investment projects with my own share of the total sum.Meanwhile,i didn't forget your kindness and efforts and attempts to assist me in getting the funds transferred despite that it failed us somehow due to the intrusion of some corrupt officials of the Government.I am sorry for this late information,it is primarily due to unavoidable reasons as i did not find it easy in relocating, I have just settled in a remote area here for prospective investment.

Now contact privately, my personal Assistant his name is Mr Audu Abbagana

email address---------auduabbagana01@hotmail.com

Phone Number -- +234-8029667724

ask him to send you the total sum of $4,500,000 which i raised in your name and kept for you in appreciation of your kind gesture.I appreciated your efforts at that time very much.

So feel free and get in touch with him on the advise on how to transfer the amount to you. Please do let me know immediately you receive it so that we can share the joy after all the sufferings at that time.

In the moment, I am very busy here because of the investment projects,which I am prospecting with my new partner.

Finally you should inform me if the Personal Assistant is proving heady to release the sum to you.

Accept my little goodwill.

With Best regards,

Dr.Tonia Ijeoma






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