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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "million british pounds" (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)
  • "economic and financial crime commission" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real EFCC does not contact victims to offer to get their money back because that is near impossible. )
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348027505259 (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.
  • debt_managementmessagecenter@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Harley Ross <mrharley_ross01@live.com>
Date: Thu, 4 Sep 2008 19:21:33 -0400
Subject: Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matter.




Committee On Foreign Payment Matters
PMB 141, Central Area,Abuja-Nigeria.
P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja
Federal Republic of Nigeria.
COMPENSATION OF $500,000.00 TO SCAM VICTIM
Dear Sir,

This is to bring to your notice that The Nigeria Senate House delegated from the United Nations has resolved to pay 60 Nigerian 419 scam victims $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars each you are listed and approved for this payment as one of the scammed victims.

On this faithful recommendations, I want to bring to your notice that during the last UN meetings, it was alarmed so much by the rest of the world in the meetings on the lose of funds by various foreigners to the scams artists operating in syndicates all over the world today, in other to retain the good image of the country, the president of the country is now paying 100 victims of this operators $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars each.

Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, According to the number of applicants at hand, 35 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 25 left to be paid the compensations of $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars each.

Your name was mentioned by one of the syndicates who was arrested in Lagos Nigeria as one of their victims of the operations, you are hereby warned not to communicate or duplicate this message to any one for
any reason whatso ever, the US secret service in colloboration with the Economic And Financial Crime Commission in Nigeria are already on trace on the criminals.

For more vital information on this initiative, please visit:
http://home.rica.net/alphae/419coal/news1jul.htm

Government of Nigeria in collaboration with the British government has approved Fifteen Million British Pounds Sterling only (GBP15, 000,000.00) for the settlement of the remaining 60 people on the list
and an arrangement has been concluded with the Bank of America for final release of funds into your bank account as soon as your payment Pin Code is issued to you from the Debt Management office.
Please verify the avalaibility of the approved funds from your telephone or mobile phone, by calling this number:+1 206 453 0445 and then follow the instruction which will ask you for the below information:

Bank of America Number:+1 206 453 0445
For Security Pass Code, press: 1945
For Account No, Press: 353355338884
For Pin, Press:3588
For Transfer,Press 1

Now you are directed to contact the Debt Management Office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Attention to Dr.Ken Amadi immediately for your compensation TRANSFER CODE of $500,000.00 Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars.

Contact Person:Dr.Ken Amadi
Debt Management Office(dmo)
Plot 12/14 Ahmadu Bello Way
Victoria Island
Lagos - Nigeria
Tel:+234-8027505259
Email: debt_managementmessagecenter@hotmail.com

Contact them now and inform Dr.Ken Amadi that you received an email from The Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matters at the National House of Assembly Federal Republic of Nigeria, directed you him
to obtain your payment TRANSFER CODE for the release of your compensation.

NOTE : We have mounted our security network to monitor every in-coming call, if we still find out that you are still dealing with all those fraudsters that have been frustrating and extracting money from you, We
shall stop and cancel your payment immediately.

Yours faithfully,
Senator. Mr Harley Ross,
Head. Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matter.
National House of Assembly
Federal Republic of Nigeria

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