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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • ",000,000" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "barrister" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "abuja" (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.
  
• Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.
• 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.
  • barrister_gbenson@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: Chambas Mohamed <chambasm1@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 16 Sep 2007 10:12:01 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: LETS WORK AS PAIR ? VERY URGENT


NIGERIAN LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS
(A SUBSIDIARY OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION)
PLOT 128 INDEPENDENCE AVENUE, ABUJA-NIGERIA.
SUBJECT: FIFTY SIX MILLION ($24,000,000.00) U.S DOLLARS TRANSFER.

ATTN: THE CHAIRMAN/C.E.O

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

THANKS FOR A GOOD PIECE OF INFORMATION I GATHERED ABOUT YOU
IN MY QUEST TO GET AN HONEST AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON FOR
THIS BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

I AM DR. CHAMBAS MOHAMMED, A DIRECTOR GENERAL WITH NIGERIAN LIQUEFIED NATURAL GAS (NLNG). I HAVE A TOTAL OF $56,000,000.00 U.S DOLLARS WHICH I WANT TO TRANSFER TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR SAVE KEEP AND INVESTMENT.

THE MONEY ACCRUED AS A RESULT OF OVER INVOICING DURING THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE SECOND PHASE OF THE NLNG PLANT AT BONNY - PORT HARCOURT.

HOWEVER, AS CIVIL SERVANT IN NIGERIA, WE ARE NOT ALLOWED TO HAVE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT. I WILL OFFER YOU 20% OF THE TOTAL
MONEY IF YOU CAN PRODUCE BANK ACCOUNTS WHERE THIS FUND WILL
BE TRANSFERED INTO FOR SAVE KEEP AND INVESTMENT.

IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT LATE LAST YEAR, I EXECUTED
A SIMILAR TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE WITH AN OSAKA-JAPAN
BASED MULTI MILLIONAIRE BUSINESS WOMAN MRS KONAMI YAMAMOTO WHEN THE MONEY WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSFFERED INTO HER BANK ACCOUNT IN JAPAN, SHE SUPRISINGLY SEIZED THE WHOLE MONEY WITH OUT REPARTRIATING MY OWN SHARE.


HENCE, DUE TO THIS PAST TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE, YOUR HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY IS OF HIGH DEMAND. HOWEVER, DUE TO STRICT CONFIDENTIAL REASONS, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO REPLY THIS LETTER BY INDICATING YOUR INTEREST THROUGH THIS EMAIL AT [barrister_gbenson@yahoo.com] YOU ARE ALSO REQUIRED TO STATE YOUR PERSONAL E-MAIL ADDRESS, FAX NUMBER, PHONE NUMBERS IN YOUR REPLY.

NOTE: FOR SECURITY REASONS THIS FUND HAVE MOVED FROM NIGERIA TO GHANA WHERE IT WAS DEPOSITED IN ESCROW ACCOUNT WITH INTERNATIONAL COMMERCIAL BANK GHANA.

FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT BARRISTER BENSON GEORGE: [barrister_gbenson@yahoo .com] GHANA.


THANKS.

DR. CHAMBAS MOHAMMED.



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