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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:
  • "million pounds" (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 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.
  • ssmbh2001@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "ssmbh ssmbh" <ssmbh1@mailbox.hu>
Reply-To: ssmbh@mail.ru
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 04:03:13 -0700
Subject: Reply asap


My purpose of sending this e-mail to you is to ask you to assist me by
providing your foreign bank account number as I have dicussed it with my
mum so that the money could be move out of Nigeria since the bank manager
adviced us after the inccident of the 21 january that the best thing for us
to do is to look for someone that will assist us to receive the money
overseas as he is willing to co-operate with us. we are preparing to leave
Nigeria in the next three Months. My father was into Import and Export of
finished Goods here in Nigeria before his untimely death in 9/11 attack. He
has an account with Lions Bank of Nigeria Plc with the account number
3461071392 under account name Sadon Chuzia Import and Export Ltd. He has
7.8 Million Pounds in the Foreign Deposit account with the above named Bank.
Therefore I'm begging to provide us with your foreign account so that the
Lion Bank can release the 7.8 Million Pounds to us. As the Eldest son of my
father I'm willing to go into any business relationship with you by
investing the money in your Company. Please Sir, I should need an urgent
reply back via my email address You can also email me via
ssmbh2001@yahoo.com
Thanks and may God bless you.
Mr Victory Chuzia
For the Family Sadon Chuzia Ltd

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