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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • +2348078264712 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • chevrononline2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "OFFICIAL NOTIFICATION" <chevrononline2008@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Jul 2008 22:15:46 +1300
Subject: OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

THE CHEVRON/TEXACO OIL COMPANY
1092 CHEVRON LAYOUT, WUSE ZONE 2,
WUSE, ABUJA. NIGERIA.

THE CHEVRON/TEXACO OFFICIAL PRIZE NOTIFICATION.

You have been selected in the on-going Chevron/Texaco award
held this July 2008. We the promo board are pleased to
inform you that you alongside four(4) othet lucky winners
have been approved for a payment of $200,000.00 USD. (Two
hundred thousand Dollars) in cash.

If you did receive this email, it means you are one of the
five(5) lucky winners. Your verification number is:
(CT-222-6747,FGN/P-900-56).

This promotion is held to mark Chevron`s Aniversary. You
will be required to fill out your information in the below
given form and send it to the funds release officer in West
Africa, as this is co-sponsored by the Federal Government of
Nigeria and the Pepsi Corporation. Please find his contact
details below:

CLAIMS PROCESSING OFFICER:
Name:Mr.Rawlings Patrick
Email: chevrononline2008@gmail.com
Phone: +23480-7826-4712

You are also advised to provide him with the under listed
information as soon as possible:

NAME IN FULL:
CONTACT ADDRESS:
AGE:
NATIONALITY:
OCCUPATION:
PHONE:
FAX:
MOBILE:
SEX (M/F):
ANNUAL INCOME:

We are glad to have you as one of our luckly winners.

Yours Sincerely,
Mrs. Rose Wood.
Online Co-ordinator.

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam