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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "united state of america" (this email uses bad English)
  • "chief auditor" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • musaibrahim00844@yahoo.es (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MUSA IBRAHIM" <musaibrahim55@gmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Jul 2008 08:26:25 -0700
Subject: FROM MR. MUSA IBRAHIM,(URGENT ATTENTION NEEDED).


DEAR FRIEND,

I AM MR. MUSA IBRAHIM, CHIEF AUDITOR, IN AUDIT DEPARTMENT OF FUND RELEASE
ORDER IN FIDELITY BANK PLC, I KNOW THE LETTER MIGHT COME TO YOU AS SURPRISE,
BUT TAKE IT LIKE YOUR OWN DEAL. MR. HARRY SMITH, FROM UNITED STATE OF
AMERICA (USA) EXECUTED CONTRACT THROUGH FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION HERE IN
NIGERIA, THE CONTRACT WORTH OF (US $13, 500,000) BUT ON THE PROCESS OF
TRANSFERRING THE MONEY TO HIM,HE DIED WITH HIS FAMILY IN EARTHQUAKE DISASTER
THAT OCCURRED IN GEORGIA (USSR). MEANWHILE, HIS MONEY HAS TO BE SIGNED IN MY
OFFICE BEFORE I WILL GIVE ORDER TO THE FIDELITY BANK PLC, FOR FINAL
ENDORSEMENT OF HIS MONEY. NOBODY KNOWS WHAT IS GOING ON EXCEPT I AND TWO OF
MY WORKERS HERE IN THE BANK, THIS IS THE MAN'S INFORMATIONS:

(1) CONTRACT SUM:US $13, 500,000

(2) CONTRACT NUMBER: FMA/FTB/FGN/3-X. 99/2000.

YOU WILL ACT LIKE THE BENEFICIARY OF THIS FUND, I WILL SEND TO YOU THE WHOLE
RELEVANT DOCUMENTS THAT REQUIRED IN THIS TRANSACTION IMMEDIATELY YOU ACCEPT
TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME. SEND TO ME:-

1. YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

2. YOUR ADDRESS OR NAME OF YOUR COMPANY TO ENABLE US TO START THE DEAL
IMMEDIATELY, I HAVE DECIDED TO GIVE YOU 20% OF THIS MONEY AND THIS HAS 100%
NO RISK. I'M GOING ON RETIREMENT VERY SOON, SO I NEED THIS MONEY TO TAKE
CARE OF MY FAMILY IN FUTURE IN AREAS OF INVESTMENT IN YOURCOUNTRY.

KINDLY GET BACK TO ME THROUGH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS FOR SECURITY REASON:
musaibrahim00844@yahoo.es

YOURS TRULY,

MUSA IBRAHIM

Anti-fraud resources:

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