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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:
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
• 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.
  • +2348062840266 (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.
  • ushomeland9@aol.com

Fraud email example:

From: "THE PRESIDENCY (FRNG)" <info@oluwaone.com>
Reply-To: officeofthepresident2007@teenmail.co.za
Date: Mon, 05 May 2008 00:56:58 +0000
Subject: YOUR PAYMENT WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT


FROM THE PRESIDENCY
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
ASO ROCK VILLA,ABUJA
TELEPHONE:+234806 284 0266

ATTN.BENEFICIARY,

FOLLOWING MY EMERGENCE AS THE NEW PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA UNDER THE RULING PARTY OF THE PEOPLE?S DEMOCRATIC PARTY I WANT TO USE THIS MEDIUM TO SAY THAT I AM VERY MUCH SAD OVER YOUR CONDITIONS AND SITUATIONS AS WERE KEPT BY THE OUT-GOING GOVERNMENT LED BY CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO GCFR.

NOW SEQUEL TO THE OUT COME OF THE MEETING I HAD WITH OTHER ELECTED MEN TO THE NEW GOVERNMENT WHICH TOOK EFFECT FROM MAY 29TH 2007 I PLEDGED TO SETTLE ALL THE BILLS THIS CURRENT GOVERNMENT INCURRED AND THE ONES THEY REFUSED TO PAY EITHER BY OMISSIONS OR COMMISSION.

BASED ON THESE I TOLD MY PRIVATE SECRETARY TO TAKE A REVIEW OF THE DEBTS FILE MORE ESPECIALLY THE FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND I DISCOVERED THAT THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA OWE YOU ABOUT US$10.700,000 DOLLARS AND ABOUT ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY FIVE THOUSAND DOLLARS INTEREST.

BE IT KNOWN TO YOU THAT THE UNITED STATE GOVERNMENT IS FULLY AWARE OF THIS ACT, AS THE UNITED STATE DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY HAS BEEN MANDATED TO MASTERMIND THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUNDS EITHER BY WIRE TRANSFER OR BY CONSIGNMENT BOX FROTH WITH UNCONDITIONALLY.

ADVISE TO SEND A COPY OF YOUR LETTER TO THE WITH THE BELOW ADDRESS, OR ALSO GIVE THEM A CALL ASAP

UNITED STATEDPRT OF HOMELAND
SECURITY SERVICES,
UNITED STATE OF AMERICA.
TELEPHONE: +18888036665
EMAIL ADDRESS: ushomeland9@aol.com
CONTACT PERSON: MR DAVID OGUN

THEREFORE I HAVE DECIDED TO TAKE IT UPON MY SHOULDERS TO HANDLE YOUR MATTER AS THE FIRST ASSIGNMENT I AM GOING TO CARRY CARRYIN MY PURSUIT FOR A NEW CHANGE IN NIGERIA.THEREFORE UPON RECEIPT OF THIS MAIL I WANT YOU TO CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS TO WORK WITH ME FAITHFULLY AND THE CONSTRAINTS YOU HAVE GOTTEN IN THE PAST. I AM QUITE SURE YOU HAVE GOTTEN A VERY BITTER PILL OF THE WHOLE THING BUT I HAVE COME TO RESTORE LIFE AND HOPE FOR EVERY INDIVIDUAL THAT WAS DISAPPOINTED IN THE PAST DUE TO THE BAD GOVERNMENT LED BY CHIEF OLUSEGUN OBASANJO.

I SHALL STOP SO FAR UNTIL I GET YOUR RESPONSE

* FULL NAME.
* RESIDENTIAL ADDRESS.
* CONTACT PHONE NUMBER (S).
* CELL NUMBER
* EMAIL.

I REMAIN IN YOUR SERVICE,

ALHAJI BABA GANA KINGIBE
SECRETARY TO THE FEDERATION (SFG)
TELEPHONE: +234806 284 0266

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