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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)
  • ",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)
  • "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.
  • +2348077581839 (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.
  • debtmngmnt87@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: <debtmngmnt87@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 29 Nov 2008 00:29:21 +0000
Subject: COMPENSATION OF $1,000,000.00 TO SCAM VICTIM



Committee On Foreign Payment MattersNational House of AssemblyPMB 141, Central Area,Abuja-Nigeria. P. O. Box 5760, Garki, Abuja Federal Republic of Nigeria.

COMPENSATION OF $1,000,000.00 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 100 Nigerian 419 scam victims $1,000,000.00 (One Million 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 $1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars) each. Due to the corrupt and inefficient banking systems in Nigeria, According to the number of applicants at hand, 40 beneficiaries has been paid, half of the victims are from the United States, we still have more 60 left to be paid the compensations of $1,000,000.00 (One Million 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 US$800,000,000.00(Eigh Hundred Million United States Dollars) for the settlement of the remaining 40 people on the list and an arrangement has been concluded with the Bank of America for final release of funds into your bank account. Now you are directed to contact the Debt Management Office of the Federal Republic of Nigeria for the Attention to Dr. Edmond Egbo immediately who has been assigned by the Federal Government of Nigeria to coordinate and ensure that the Bank of America releases funds to you.

Contact Person:Dr. Edmond OkochiDebt Management Office(dmo)Plot 12/14 Ahmadu Bello Way Victoria IslandLagos - NigeriaDirect Telephone:234-8077581839Email:debtmngmnt87@gmail.com Contact them now and inform Dr. Edmond Okochi that you received an email from The Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matters at the National House of Assembly Federal Republic of Nigeria, directing you to contact the Debt Management Office for the release of your compensation valued at $1,000,000.00 (One Million United States Dollars). Upon contacting the Debt Management Office for this purpose,you should also provide them with the following information. (1) Full Name (2) Home Address (3) Valid Contact Telephone Lines (4) Personal Identification (5) Age and Occupation (6) Amount Spent in the past years. 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. Andrew O. Obaseki,Head. Senate Committee on Foreign Payment Matter.National House of AssemblyFederal Republic of Nigeria

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