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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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: mrs helen balogun <mrsbalogun22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <helen_balogoun22@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 9 May 2007 06:50:03 -0400
Subject: urgent please



FROM: MRS. HELEN BALOGUNACCOUNTANTNIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP. (NNPC).LAGOS-NIGERIA. DEAR FRIEND, YOU MAY BE SURPRISE TO RECEIVE THIS EMAIL BUT AM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OF THE DAY BECAUSE EVERYTHING WILL BE CAREFULLY WORKED OUT. I AM CONTACTING YOU BY EMAIL DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS BUSINESS. I AM MRS. HELEN BALOGUN, THE ACCOUNTANT INCHARGE OF EXCESS CRUDE OIL SALES OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). THE NNPC ARE INCHARGE OF EXTRACTING AND SELLING NIGERIA CRUDE OIL AND IN THE MONTH OF DECEMBER 2006, THERE WAS EXCESS CRUDE OIL SALES TO THE AMOUNT OF TWO HUNDRED AND TEN MILLION U.S DOLLARS ($210M) AND BECAUSE OF MY POSITION IN THE ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT I RECORDED ONLY TWO HUNDRED MILLION U.S DOLLARS ($200M) AND I DIVERTED THE REMAINING TEN MILLION U.S DOLLARS TO THE NNPC SUSPENDS ACCOUNT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC. AND RIGHT NOW I HAVE COMPLETED ALL THE ARRANGEMENT FOR EASY PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY OUT FROM THE BANK TO A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT OF MY CHOICE. I WANT YOU TO ASSIST ME IN RECEIVING THIS TEN MILLION U.S DOLLARS BUT BEFORE THE NNPC WILL APPROVED THE PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY TO YOU, THE REASON FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS TEN MILLION U.S DOLLARS MUST BE THAT THE NNPC HAS AWARDED A CONTRACT TO YOU FOR THE SUPPLY OF GOODS OR ANY EQUIPMENTS TO THEM. ALL THE NECESSARY CONTRACT DOCUMENTS NEEDED FOR THE PAYMENT OF THIS MONEY TO YOU WILL BE AVALIABLE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. AFTER THE COMPLETION OF THIS BUSINESS, YOUR OWN SHARE WILL BE 40%. WHILE 60% WILL BE FOR ME.I DECIDED TO DO THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I WILL BE RETIRED FROM WORK THIS YEAR. I WILL USE MY OWN SHARE TO BUY PROPERTIES IN YOUR COUNTRY AFTER WE HAVE COMPLETED THIS BUSINESS. THIS BUSINESS IS 100% RISK FREE WITHOUT ANY PROBLEM. I AM A MARRIED WOMAN WITH CHILDREN AND AM DOING THIS BUSINESS BECAUSE I KNOW THAT THERE WILL NOT BE ANY PROBLEM AT THE END OF THE DAY.IF YOU ARE A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON THAT I CAN TRUST WITH THIS MONEY, KINDLY REPLY BACK IMMEDAITELY SO THAT WE CAN COMPLETE THIS BUSINESS TOGETHER. YOURS FRIEND, MRS. HELEN BALOGUNACCOUNTANTNIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORP
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