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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "the consignment" (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)
  • "million 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "courier service" (Courier companies mentioned in 419 scams are always fake. They will have you send money to them, but won't deliver anything. )
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• 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.
  • new774mmm@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "new 774" <new774@klikni.cz>
Date: Mon, 26 May 2008 14:42:00 +0100
Subject: Payment with immediate effect/ Awaiting


FirstBank Office
Samuel Asabia House
35, Marina,Lagos,

Dear Sir,

First Bank inconjuction with the World Bank,and Paris Club are contacting
you today Under the auspices of Asia,America,Europe and Africa
regious,concerning Lotto Winners Contract payments,Fund inheritance and
Lottery Winning both foreign/local that our office has taking over all the
money Transaction originated from any part of world in settlements of the
above concerns due to incapability of financial institutions/security
companies In releasing such huge sum of money to you as beneficiary due to
swindle.

Agood arrangements have being made Today for a new style of Payment with
immediate effect, Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of the
Shipment of the fund to your BANK ADDRESS OR YOUR HOUSE ADDRESS which
depends on your OPTION. A payment of Twenty million United States Dollars
(US$20,000,000.00) have been automatically concluded and have left FIRST
BANK today to the FEDEX COURIER SERVICE DELIVERY UNIT, by Express Cargo
Flight. E-mail : (servicedeliveryunit@ok.kz)

Note carefully the content of the crate is "MONEY" but I did not disclose it
to the Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that the crate
contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS" belonging to my client (That’s you).

Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 150kg, On No account should
you disclose the content of the Create with the Courier Services for fear of
Betrayal in order to make sure that the fund get to your bank address or
house as soon as you supply the address to them right now, so do not allow
them to know that the Content is money and do not allow them to Inspect the
consignments for any reason until the final delivery to your Bank or House
Door. You have to send and forward the following informations :YOUR

ADDRESS:
PHONE & FAX:

contact the Courier Services as soon as you receive this E-mail via their
email address and forward all the information before 72hours mail :(
servicedeliveryunit@ok.kz) ,You will be send a tracking number to monitor
the shipment and also monitoring the departure hence you send all the
informations needed where the consignment will be Delivered and then get
back to me as soon as possible through this email only new774mmm@k.ro So
that I can give you the key code number which you will use to open the of
the consignment as as the owner of the box hence they arrived in your
country.

Congratulations and remain blessed.

Best Regards,

Dr.Umaru A. Mutallab (CON) .
Chairman,First Bank of Nigeria Plc
Email; new774mmm@k.ro

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