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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:

• 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.
  • +2348053436810 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "GEN. OLADIKPO DIYA" <AHOPE@WALLA.COM> (may be fake)
Reply-To: GOODHOPEWAYO@WALLA.COM
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 14:39:11 -0700
Subject: CONTRACT SUPPLY

DIYA VENTURES.
137 CLIFFORD ROAD ABA
ABIA STATE-NIGERIA.
TEL/FAX: +234-805 34 36 810.


MY NAME IS GENERAL OLADIKPO DIYA, A REGISTERED GOVERNMENT AGENT HERE IN ABA, ABIA-STATE IN THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

WE TAKE THIS OPPORTUNITY TO INTRODUCE OUR COMPANY ESTABLISHED FEW YEARS AGO TO YOU,WE ARE ONE OF THE LEADING IMPORTER HERE IN NIGERIA, GOVERMENT LICENCE BUYING AGENT AND CONTRACTOR OF WHICH WE HAVE GAINED A HIGHLY REPUTATION IN THE SERVICE OF OUR CUSTOMER FROM DIFFERENT PARTS OF THE GLOBE MARKET,WE DEAL WITH THE FEDERAL GOVERMENT CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE,OF WHICH WE HAVE REPRESENTED MANY FOREIGN FIRMS.

WE HEREBY WISH TO INFORM YOU ABOUT A CONTRACT FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA, THEIR INTENTION TO AWARD A CONTRACT TO ANY FOREIGN FIRM BE IT COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL THAT CAN BE ABLE TO HANDLE A CONTRACT SUPPLY ORDER OF 1 MILLIOM PCS OF ROUND NECK POLO T SHIRTS OF WHITE COLOURS ONLY FOR THE NIGERIAN PRISON SERVICES TO THE NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION(NDDC).

BECAUSE OF OUR HIGH ESTEEM VALUE THE CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE ASK US TO FIND A RELIABLE COMPANY OR PERSON WHO CAN HANDLE THIS CONTRACT ORDER. WE ONLY TAKE A 2% COMMISSION FROM THE CONTRACT AMOUNT AS OUR GRATIFICATION AND COMPANY SHARE IF YOU WIN THE CONTRACT.

THEREFORE,WE KINDLY ASK YOU TO CONFIRM TO US IF YOU CAN BE ABLE TO HANDLE THE CONTRACT SUPPLY ORDER TO THE GOVERNMENT,BY RESPONDING TO THIS MESSAGE URGENTLY.

WHILE WE SHALL PROCEED FURTHER TO YOU AND GIVE YOU ALL THE NECESSARY
INFORMATION ABOUT THE CONTRACT. THE (NDDC) MAKES A 100% ADVANCE PAYMENT BY TELEGRAPHIC TRANSFER (T/T).

THANKING YOU FOR YOUR UNDERSTANDING AND CO-OPERATION.

BEST REGARDS,

GENERAL OLADIKPO DIYA.


DIYA VENTURES.
137 CLIFFORD ROAD ABA
ABIA STATE-NIGERIA.
TEL/FAX: +234-805 34 36 810


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