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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348074938857 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "=?utf-8?q?REV.=20WILSON=20P=20Klerk?=" <un_ykoffice_wb88@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: adgbankgroupplc_adgb@inmail24.com
Date: Thu, 18 Dec 2008 10:35:49 -0800 (PST)
Subject: IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:un_ykoffice_wb88@yahoo.com.co



- UNITED NATIONS NEW YORK WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROGRAMME DIRECTORATE OF INTERNATIONAL PAYMENT AND TRANSFERS.10017WIRE TRANSFER/AUDIT UNIT Our Ref: WB/NF/UN/XX02x78 ATTN: BENEFICIARY IRREVOCABLE RELEASE OF YOUR PAYMENT We have actually been authorized by the World Bank and international monetary fund (IMF), to investigate the unnecessary delay of your payment,Recommendation and approval of your claims for payment is certified as genuine.During the course ofour investigation we discovered with dismay that your payment has been unnecessarily Delayed by corrupt officials of the Bank, who are Trying to divert your Fund into their private accounts, to forestall this, security for your funds Was organized in the form of your personal Identification number (PIN) and your transfer access code (T.A.C), this will enable only you have direct Control over this fund.We have also agreed with the World Bank and international monetary fund (IMF) that, we will handle this payment ourselves to avoid the hopeless situation created by these corrupt Officials. We have obtained an irrevocable payment guarantee on your Payment, from the World Bank and international monetary Funds (IMF).We are happy to inform you that based on our recommendation/instructions; your Entire contract fund/inheritance claim has been credited in your favor through our paying bank.You are therefore advice to contact: MR TONY WOOD,of AFRICAN DEVELOPMENT BANK GROUP the (un)payiny bank Liaison Office in Nigeria lagos EMAIL:adgbankgroupplc_ad! gb@inmai l24.com, TELL +2348074938857 to collect your original payment slip with your pin and transfer access code. As soon as you submit these codes and your payment slip to your bank, they will credit your account without delay.NOTE: YOU ARE ADVICED TO RE COMFIRM YOUR INFOMATIONS TO AVOID TRANSFER OF THIS FUND INTO A WRONG ACCOUNT.CONGRATULATIONS.REV. WILSON P KLERK UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK.

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