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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • +2348033041314 (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.
  • philipm_moh001@hotmail.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "philip mohammed" <philipm001@hotmail.co.uk>
Date: Mon, 02 Apr 2007 00:49:21 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

The desk of:HON. (DR.)Phillip Mohammed.
Managing Director: N.N.P.C. Nigeria.
Mobile:234-8033041314 or 8028338410.
Office:234 7346593 ext254Fax:234 7346748.

ATTENTION:
Dear Sir,
REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF MUTUAL BENEFIT

I am HON. (DR.)Phillip Mohammed,the Director of Procurement
and Contract Award at the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) of the FederalRepublic of Nigeria.
I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/ business of this magnitude,
but this is due to Confidentiality and prompt access
reposed on this medium. It is with trust that I wish
to contact you on this matter concerning the transfer
of US$30.5M illion Dollars.
Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) to an Internati! onal Oil Firm, to
Service, Turn Around Maintenance and Rehabilitation
Work on Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company
(KRPC) Plant in Nigeria. This contract was
over-invoiced by us (myself and two junior colleagues)
to the tune of (US$30.5 Million United State Dollars).
Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the
original contractor, leaving the balance
in the tune of the said amount which we have in
principles gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic
Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide.
It is based on this that some officials in my
department and I have decided to establish a cordial
business relationship with you, hence my contacting
you. We want you to present yourself as the
Beneficiary to this fund, so that we can
release the fund into your account for safety and
subsequent disbur! sement. We have all modalities set.
We have been disappointed some years ago by a British,
Mr. Rick Williams whom we trusted with a transaction
of this nature up to the tune of US$50Million U.S.
Dollars.
He is sitting on our money for no apparent
reason and refused to give us our share but we believe
that for his act of wickedness to us, he will never go
unpunished by God. Mr.Rick Williams still resides in
London and enjoying our collective money.Because of
this we are afraid and we need your total trust and
assurance that you must be an honest and
straight-forward person. As, we
are willing to try again with you believing in your
good cooperation and Faithfullness.
We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 30% for the account owner (you).
2. 60% for me and my partners
3. 10% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local &
foreign expenses.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and
risk free and we will commence the transaction from
the date of receipt of the following information from
you
1. Your personal telephone and fax numbers.
2. Your Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as
your Bank Account numbers. Or you open a new account
for this business.
With these information, we are going to put in
application for the release of this funds (US$30.5M)
into your account for us all. Due to our sensitive
position, we can not affor! d a slip in this transaction
so contact me immediately through my e-email address
for further information on the requirements and
procedure for this transaction. It will only take four
working days to conclude this business because once
you send the your full name and address with your
direct phone and fax number, we shall credit your
account through our Reserved Account in Europe or
Asia.
Remember that my present situation will not allow me
to search for another person, I absolutely HOLD YOU ON
TRUST.
Therefore we urge you to respond immediately to this
my email address to enable me commence with the
modalities of this transfer as we are well prepared to
do this promising transaction with you and hope to
continue with you in future.

Yours faithfully,

HON. (DR.) phillip Mohammed
.
NB: please bear in mind that this is 100% legal and
riskfree. We shall conclude successfully and the money
shall be in your bank account within ten working days of
receiving the needed information from you.
I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT REPLY VIA MY PRIVATE MAIL BOX
philipm_moh001@hotmail.co.uk

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