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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • +2348033066450 (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.
  • morganharrisongs@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: ABDUL GUMEL <abdulgumelgr@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 01:45:02 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BUSINESS.


DR.ABDUL GUMEL.
PROJECT MANAGER NIGERIA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOLOMO – COMPLEX LAGOS NIGERIA
TEL: 234-80-33066450.
EMAIL:morganharrisongs@yahoo.com

ATTN:Sir.

I am the project manager with the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I know you will be surprise to receive this kind of letter seeking for your assistance. To be candid, I got your e-mail address through a close relation of mine who is right now with the Nigeria Chamber of commerce (NCC) though I did not disclosed to him what I will use it for as I only requested for one. Now the business in question is the transfer of US$30.000.000.
This sum came as an over invoiced sum which we did purposely, during when my corporation awarded contract to some foreign firms which I as the project manager masterminded the whole contract, which the foreign contractors was dully received their total contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum of USD$30,000,000 floating in the Central bank of Nigeria, to be transferred to a foreign bank account.
We the official concerns are still active service, and the Civil rule of conduct does not warrant us top operate offshore account. That is the reason why we are strongly seeking for your assistance in proving your bank information’s where we can transfer this fund. Please, you are very important in this transaction as every document’s covering the transfer of this fund will be in your name.
So all what we are in need now is your banking information and ability to keep it top secret based on the nature of it all. We have mapped out 30% of US$30.000.000 to be for you the account owner, 60% for us while 10% is mapped out for any process of expenses to be incurred on the process of this transfer whether locally here or Abroad. On receipt of your bank information’s within 14 working days. This fund will be in your nominated account. I will be very grateful to receive this information from you, and also pleased that you should not betray the trust I imposed in you. As we will be investing part of our share in your country.
I await your immediately reply.

Best regards
DR.ABDUL GUMEL













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