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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 us 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)
  • "economic and financial crimes 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. )
  • "(efcc)" (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. )
  • "fbi washington" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
  • "robert mueller" (This name is often mentioned in money recovery scams (re-scam): the real FBI will not tell you to contact some email address. If you are in any doubt, contact an FBI field office via www.fbi.gov. )
• 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.
  • +2348082554217 (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.
  • federal.investigation008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Federal Bureau Investigation"<info@e1534.b.akamaiedge.net>
Reply-To: <federal.investigation008@gmail.com>
Date: Thu, 9 Jul 2009 09:04:05 -0700
Subject: FBI Alert:Funding Notice And Scam Refund!!!

ROBERT MUELLER III EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR FBI FROM THE DESKTOP OF THE CHAIRMAN ECONOMIC FINANCIAL OF CRIMES COMMISSION UNDER FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION FBI.WASHINGTON DC. ATTENTION:BENEFICIARY: How are you? I hope you are fine. Well, I believe by the time you will be through with this email,you will understand and surely place your mind at rest as you are going to start a new life in no distance time. Most families have lost lives, homes and there great wealth due to the high rate of fraud and scams that has been all over the Nation and the world in general, but since the setup of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission alongside with the FBI Washington D.C for the purpose,these crimes has been reduced and we are fighting heavily to put this to an end. Right now, [$900,000,000]Nine hundred million us Dollars has been recovered from these fraudsters through our Intelligence network, and most suspects are still under our custody for proper investigations and trials. Your mail address has been found in our list of those that has been defrauded through some of these media, Account/bank transfer,dating and others. The bank transfer,and other means of sending money that has been sent so far to some country like London Ghana,Togo,Spain,South Africa and United States e.t.c Have received here in our country by these scammers in the name of having transaction that you don't know about.You have approved to recieve back any sum of money that was scammed from you by any means. An instruction has been giving that in no account should any money be paid to an individual through any means without a proper investigation. We have our agents in the bank all round the World with proper security to checkmate these scammers and any bank that goes contrary to our instruction will stand the risk of losing its certificate of accreditation.If this is true about you, do not border much because it is time for you to regain what you have lost .This wonderful compansation program was introduced by the new chairman of Economic Financial Of Crimes Commission(EFCC) and the FBI Washington DC. All you need to do is to contact the head of verification department with this information below for further clarification and screening after which part of this money will be sent to you through any means which will be convenience for you as stated. FULL NAME: COUNTRY: ADDRESS: SEX: MARITAL STATUS: OCCUPATION: AMOUNT SCAMED FROM YOU: PHONE NUMBER: OFFICE OF VERIFICATION ECONOMIC AND FINANCIAL CRIMES COMMISSION MR. Kelly Lyre Contact person EMAIL:federal.investigation008@gmail.com OFFICE PHONE: +234-8082554217 Sign MRS FARIDA-WAZIRRI [Chairman EFCC Republic of Nigeria] NOTE: Contact the verification office as you were instructed to the email above. This payment has a limited time frame for funds dispatch. Your response is expected within 7 working days of receiving this notice. BEST REGARDS

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