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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:
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • 234014081512
• 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.
  • permtsec.fmf.ng1@gmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "federal ministry finance" <ministryfinance5@dayc.net>
Reply-To: permtsec.fmf.ng1@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 8 Jul 2008 23:46:11 +0100
Subject: NOTICE ON WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR INHERITED/ CONTRACTORS FUNDS OF USD 5.5


NOTICE ON WITHDRAWAL OF YOUR INHERITED/ CONTRACTORS FUNDS OF USD 5.5
MILLION

NOTE: FOR PROMPT RESPONCE PLEASE SEND ALL REPLIES TO EMAIL:
permtsec.fmf.ng1@gmail.com


GREETINGS:



FROM THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE WE WRITE TO INFORM YOU THAT WE RECIVED A
ORDER
FROM HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA IN
PERSON
OF MR. MUSA YAR ADUA TO CALL OFF THE APPROVED PAYMENT OF YOUR CONTRACT
INHERITED FUNDS OF $5,500,000.00 DUE TO LACK OF RESPONSE OF CLAIM FOR
OVER TWO
MONTHS.



YOU HAVE BEEN AWARDED 7 DAYs GRACE FOR OPEN DOORS, AND ALSO MAKE THE
FUND VALID
TILL YOU CLAIM IT, AS SOON AS THESE DAYS ARE EXCEEDED WE WILL HAVE NO
OTHER
OPTION THAN TO CUT THE VALIDITY OF YOUR FUNDS.



DOORS ARE STILL OPEN FOR CLAIM FROM NOW. AT THIS POINT YOU WILL BE
REQUIRED TO
ACT IN ACCORDANCE TO INSTRUCTIONS GIVING TO YOU, FOR WE WILL MAKE SURE
THAT WE
PERFECT EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO MAKE SURE YOU RECEIVE YOUR FUNDS THROUGH A
DIPLOMATIC CONSIGNMENT BOX BEFORE THE END OF NEXT WEEK. WE ALSO WOULD
ADVICE TO
AVOID ANY LONG DISTANCE TRIP UNTIL YOU HAVE THE FUNDS IN YOUR HANDS, BE
AWARE
THAT THE FUND WOULD BE DELIVERED TO YOU THROUGH A DIPLOMAT MEANS.



THE ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN MADE WE WANT YOU TO FORWARD THE AIRPORT THAT
WOULD BE
MOST CONVENIENT FOR YOU WHERE YOU WILL BE MEETING THE DIPLOMAT. PLEASE
FOR
CONFIRMATION THAT WE ARE DEALING WITH THE RIGHT PERSON WE WOULD WANT
YOU TO
ATTACH YOUR DRIVERS LINCENSE OR PASSPORT TO US THAT BEARS YOUR NAME IN
IT.



BE ADVISED TO STOP ANY OTHER ACTIVITY OR CONTACT YOU HAVE ESTABLISHED
WITH ANY
OTHER PARTY FOR SAYING THAT THEY WOULD THEY CAN'T GRANT YOU YOUR
PAYMENT.
PLEASE RECONFIRMATION THE INFORMATION BELOW IMMEDIATELY.

1. NAME:
2. ADDRESS:
3. PHONE:
4. AGE:
5. OCCUPATION:



NOTE: FOR PROMPT RESPONCE PLEASE SEND ALL REPLIES TO EMAIL:
permtsec.fmf.ng1@gmail.com



Thank you,
DR ROTIMI FEMI
Permanent Secretary
Federal Ministry of Finance
Government of the Federal Republic of Nigeria
Abuja FCT
NIGERIA
Tel: 234-014081512

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