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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • ",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)
• 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.
  • +2348054521622 (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.
  • rasheedmohamed2008@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: rasheed mohamed <rasheedmohamed2009@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:19:26 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Confidetial Business proposal


>From the desk of
Dr Rasheed Mohamed.
Assistant Manager.
Nigerian National.
Petroleum Cooperation.
(NNPC Nigeria. West Africa.)

Sir,
I am Dr Rasheed Mohamed, Assistant Manager in the Nigerian National Petroleum Cooperetion (NNPC) Nigeria West Africa. I want to inquire from you if you can handle this transaction for mutual benefits/life opportunity for you and me.

After due deliberation with my colleagues, I have decided to forward to you this business proposal. We are looking for reliable person who could assist us to transfer the sum of Twenty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars ( $20,500,000 ) into his / her account.

This fund resulted by way of gratification from a contract awarded by us under the budget allocation to my Ministry and this bill has been approved for payment by the concerned Ministries.
In that regard, I decided to seek your consent for this prospective opportunity.

Have it at the back of your mind, that the transaction does not involve any risk and does not need much engagement from you, since I am familiar with this kind of transaction being an insider.

Necessary modalities will be worked out to enable us carry out the fund claim under a legitimate arrangement.

All we need now to proceed is for you to send us this informations :-

(1) Your private telephone number

(2) Your full names and address

(3) Your bank name and address

(4) Account number

(5) Name of Beneficiary

(6) Swift code or Routing number of your bank


I have resolved to offer you 40% of the total fund, 10% for sundry expenses that maybe incurred during the process of executing this transaction and 50% percent for me.

I will give you more details about the transaction when I receive your affirmative response via my email address.
Email Add rasheedmohamed2008@yahoo.com

NB You call me on my cell 234 8054521622


Thanks and God bless.

Dr Rasheed Mohamed.



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