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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • +2348024412622 (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.
  • alhajinashiru@inmail.sk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Date: Fri, 17 Oct 2008 18:35:40 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?assistance__needed?=




From nashiru
How Is Your Health?
Thought you may not know me in person,I am mr nashiru mohammed from Cote D 'Ivoire but residing in Nigeria in Africa. It is my desire to contact
you on honesty and sincerity to assist me in transferring the sum of
$10,000,000(ten Million United States Dollars) inherited from my father
late Mr. musa mohammed to your country for investment.
My intention of contacting you is to help me to secure my inherited fund,
which my late father packaged in a bank and deposited it with one of the
security bank here in nigeria ,after he finish one oil contract with NNPC in 2003
and declared it to them as (FAMILY VALUABLES) , Due to
the crises in my country Cote D 'Ivoire then, my late father moved this fund here
and deposited it at the city bank plc of nigeria which is a security bank as the banks in country can not accormodate money in DOLLARS then in my country,
I am motivated in contacting you and hope to gradually build trust,
relationship and confidence in you as I get to know you better. So please
I want to know if you will be of assistance but first I want to get to
know you better.I am willing to offer you $1,600,000(One Million Six
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) for your effort input after the
successful transfer of this money and investment of the money in your
country . Indicate your interest towards assisting me by sending your
phone # and address and account number and your age so that I can communicate with you at any time. I will
be waiting for your response.
Thanks mr nashiru mohammed
email via alhajinashiru@inmail.sk
my telephone number is +2348024412622.


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