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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:
  • "you are advise to" (this email uses bad English)
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • terryenterpricess@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Prince Johnson" <princejohnson17@gala.net>
Date: Fri, 4 Jul 2008 23:34:20 +0100
Subject: Your Winning Compensation Funds


Your Winning Compensation Funds
3348 Old Time Road,
Aintree, Lagos,
LP9 6PK, Nigeria

(Customer Services)

Attention,

We are obliged to inform you that we have succeeded in resolving all related
problems that has held the transfer impossible. With the help of the
International Monetary Fund(IMF) who have rendered a tremendous help to this
Exercise. We regret to announce the mismanagement of beneficiaries fund by
our appointed zonal managers; we are not able to meet up with beneficiaries
fund due to list of names due for payment.

In appreciation of your patients and understanding to receive your fund we
have decided to compensate you with the sum of ($2,000.000.00) Bank Draft.
Your identification code IS UKTS15 for compensation.

You are to contact our coordinator officer Mr Terry Woodley, Access
management and support initiatives, a consultant firm on below email address
(terryenterpricess@hotmail.com)


You are advise to fill below information and send to him:-

(1)FULL NAMES:$B!D!D!D!D(B..
(2)RESIDENCE ADDRESS: $B!D!D!D!D!D!D(B.
(3)AGE & SEX: $B!D!D!D!D!D!D(B
(4)TELEPHONE NUMBER: $B!D!D!D!D!D!D!D(B..
(5)FAX NUMBER:$B!D!D!D!D!D!D!D!D(B..
(6)COUNTRY OFORIGIN: $B!D!D!D!D!D!D!D(B
(7)STATE OF ORIGIN: $B!D!D!D!D!D(B.
(8)BREIF DESCRIPTION OF YOUR COMPANY. $B!D!D!D!D!D(B.

Do not hesitate to let us know immediately you receive your fund so that we
can take account of how many beneficiaries were paid.

ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON THE PART OF THE PAYMENT WILL RESULT TO
DISQUALIFICATION.

Mr Prince Williams J.
Lagos Nigeria.

If you have questions or wish to claim your prize money kindly contact this
email: (terryenterpricess@hotmail.com) see the instructions at the body of
this message.

Note: The information contained in this message may be privileged and
confidential and protected from disclosure. If the reader of this message is
not the intended recipient, you are hereby notified that any dissemination,
distribution or copying of this communication is strictly prohibited.

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