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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:
  • "swift card payment center" (this phrase is often used in the ATM card payment scam)
  • "million united state dollars" (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)
  • "you are advice to " (this email uses bad English)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "(ecowas)" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • rose.mary@aggies.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Efcc Office" <chumangroup7@gmail.com>
Reply-To: Rose.Mary@Aggies.com
Date: Wed, 20 Aug 2008 09:46:44 +0100
Subject: Re:Scam Compensation


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I a m Mrs. Farida Waziri the new chairman of ECONOMIC FINANCIAL CRIME
COMMISSION (EFCC). in alliance with economic community of West African
states (ECOWAS) with head Office here in Nigeria. We have been working
towards the eradication of fraudsters and scam Artists in Western




part of Africa.With the help of United States Government and the United
Nations We have been able to track down so many of this scam artist in
various parts of west African countries which includes (NIGERIA, REPUBLIC
OF BENIN,TOGO, GHANA CAMEROUN AND SENEGAL) Lagos Nigeria.




The United Nation Anti-crime commission and united State Government, World
Bank and United state (F.B.I) and (C.I.A) Agents have Order the federal
government of Nigeria to compensate all the scam victims. This mail is been
directed to you because your email address was found in one of the scam
Artists file and computer hard disk in our custody here in Nigeria. You are
therefore be Compensated with One Million United State Dollars ($1Million)





Remember the scam artist always claims that they are Barristers/Bank
Officials Lottery Agents who has money for transfer or want you to be the
next of kin of such funds which do not exist. Since your name appeared
among the beneficiaries who will receive a compensation of One Million
United State Dollars ($1Million)
we have





arranged your payment through our swift card
payment center, Feel free to contact Ms Rose Mary Williams the swift card
has been specially prepared to enable you withdraw your money in any ATM
machine in any part of the world, but the maximum is Five Thousand Dollars
Only per day. So you are advice to contact Ms. Rose Mary Williams,
Rose.Mary@Aggies.com she will process your payment with out any delay, we
also advise you to help us fight scammer in the world by providing there
information the method the use to scam people




Best Regard

Mrs. Farida Waziri







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• What can you do when you receive 419 spam