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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:
  • "power of attorney" (with your bank details and a power of attorney form criminals sometimes empty bank accounts)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • +2348062949634 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "FEDERALMINISTRYOF FINANCE" <fedminfinance_online@klikni.cz>
Date: Sat, 24 May 2008 01:51:26 -0700
Subject: FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE


FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
ABUJA -NIGERIA

Attntion Beneficiary,

A power of attorney was forwarded to my office this morning by two
gentle men , one of them is a philippine national and he is ENGR.
GILBERT M. USON by name while the other person is MR. JACK MORGAN by
name a CANADIAN national. This gentle claimed to be Your representatives
and this power of attorney stated that you are
dead.
They brought an account to replace your informations and claime your
fund of $ 12M which is right now lying DORMANT and UNCLAIMED.
Below is the new account they have submitted:

BANK.-BPI BANK
QUEZON AVE. DELTA BRANCH
QUEZON CITY, PHILIPPINES
SWIFT CODE. BOPIPHMM

Be further informed that this power of attorney also stated that you
suffered and died of a throat cancer. You are therefore given 24hrs to
confirm the truth in this information if you are still alive by replying
this e-mail to this ministry. YOU ARE ADVISED TO CALL HIM AS SOON AS YOU
RECEIVE THIS EMAIL WITH THIS NUMBER:+2348062949634

Be informed that any further delay from your side could be dangerious as we
would not be held responsible for wrong payment.

Regards.
Honourable MR.DAVIDSON LARRY
D.G FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam