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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:
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • +23417767841 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • johnoge7@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "john oge" <johnoge3@gmail.com>
Reply-To: johnoge2@o2.pl
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:49:26 +0200
Subject: From Desk Of The President


>From Desk Of The President
African Development Bank
Nigeria Regional Office
Plot 813 Lake Chad Crecent
Maittama District, Abuja .

john m roberts
I am Dr. John Oge, the President, African Development Bank Group (ADB). This
is to bring to your notice that my office has taken over all the money
transaction originating from all debts owed by African countries as Contract
Payment, Fund Inheritance or Lottery Winning due to inability of all other
financial Institutions and Security companies in releasing such funds due to
Fraud, Terrorist and Money Laundry activities going on in the global world .

The UNITED NATIONS has Mandated the African Development Bank Group via my
office to release funds to beneficiaries through our Correspondence Bank,
Federal Reserve Bank, New York. Hence this information to you. For details
on how to receive your funds, you are required to send the following
information:-

1. Your names
2. Your address
3. Telephone including cell-phone and fax numbers.

4. Marital Status

Thanking you for Your Cooperation.


Dr. John Oge
Email: johnoge7@o2.pl
TEL:234-1-7767841

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