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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "BARRISTER JAMES" <barrjames772@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: juchunor11@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 31 Oct 2005 12:25:10 +0000
Subject: REPLY QUICKLY


ATTN:SIR

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

MAY I THROUGH THIS MEDIUM SEEK FOR YOUR COOPERATION AND
ASSISTANCE IN A BUSINESS THAT REQUIRES HIGH
CONFIDENTIALITY. I AM A SENIOR CIVIL SERVANT WITH THE BELOW
NAMED CORPORATION AND WAS OPPORTUNED
TO HEAD A CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF THE CORPORATION
(NNPC) SOME TIME AGO.

IN THE COURSE OF MY ASSIGNMENT, I WITH THE CONSENT OF MY
OTHER COLLEAGUES ON THE BOARD INFLATED A CONTRACT AWARDED
TO A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR, TO THE TUNE OF US$48,500,000.00
(FOURTY EIGHT MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS). THE FOREIGN CONTRACTOR HAS LONG COMPLETED THE
CONTRACT AND HAS BEEN PAID HIS CONTRACT SUM LEAVING THE
BALANCE OF THIRTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDERD THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS FLOATING IN MY CORPORATION?S ACCOUNT
WITH
THE GOVERNMENT.

I AM HEREBY REQUESTING YOUR ASSISTANCE AND COOPERATION TO
ENABLE US REMIT THIS MONEY INTO ANY FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT OF
YOURS WHILE THE SAID ACCOUNT MUST BE SUCH THAT WE WILL NOT
HAVE ANY DIFFICULTIES GETTING BACK OUR OWN SHARE OF THE
FUND. THE NATURE OF YOUR PRESENT BUSINESS OR OCCUPATION
DOES NOT MATTER.

FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE ANDCOOPERATION, YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 20% OF THE
TOTALAMOUNT, 10% WILL BE USED TO PAY BACK ALL EXPENSES WHICH
WILL BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION, WHILE
THE BALANCE OF 70% WILL BE FOR I AND MY COLLEAGUES.

ONE OF WHOM WILL COME OVER TO YOUR COUNTRY AS SOON AS THE
MONEY GETS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT TO MAKE FURTHER ARRANGEMENT
BASED ON YOUR ADVICE, ON HOW TO INVEST/REPAY THE FUND INTO
ACCOUNT THAT WILL BE OPENED IN OUR NAMES.

BE INFORMED THAT ALL NECESSARY LOGISTICS ARRANGEMENTS HAS
BEEN CONCLUDED TO ENABLE THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO
YOUR ACCOUNT WITHIN (14) FOURTEEN WORKING DAYS OF RECEIVING
THE ABOVE REQUESTED ACCOUNT INFORMATION FROM YOU. WE ARE
ALSO ASSURING YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE.

WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.

THANKS AND GOD BLESS.

YOURS FAITHFULL

JAMES UCHUNOR

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