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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "your payment is being processed" (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)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "foreign remittance department" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • ebokun_a@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • 3aebokun_a@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "ebokun_a@yahoo.com" <mycamp1@gala.net>
Date: Tue, 1 Jul 2008 10:55:39 +0100
Subject: IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT


OFFICE OF THE INTERNAL AFFIARS DIRECTOR
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
CONTRACT #: MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/009,
Swift Code: BPH KPL PK ,
A/C#:329606=101244=169=678
FOREIGN REMITTANCE DEPARTMENT
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
Our Ref: CBN/IRD/CBX/021/07
&nbsp;
IMMEDIATE CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION MAV/NNPC/FGN/MIN/008
Attn Honorable Contractor
&nbsp;




We apologise, for the delay of your contract part payment and all the
inconveniences and inflict that we might have indulged you through.
However, we were having some minor problems with our payment system, which
is inexplicable,and have held us stranded and indolent, not having the
aspiration to devote our 100% assiduity in accrediting foreign contract
payments.
We apologise once again.From the records of outstanding contractors due for
payment with the Federal Government of Nigeria, your name and address is on
the list of major contractors who have not received their payments for the
Federal Plateau Project.



I wish to inform you that your payment is being processed and will be
transfered into any bank account of your choice by new private consultant
company to Nigeria National Petroleum corporation (NNPC) as soon as you
acknowlegde this notice.
Also note that from the record in my file your outstanding contract payment
is USD$65.7 Millions Dollars but what we are going to pay you now is 6
million United States Dollars the rest of your money will be paid to you in
the next four months.
&nbsp;
Please re-confirm to me if this is inline with what you have in your
record and also re-confirm to me the followings:

1) Your full name.....
2) Phone, fax and mobile #......
3) position and address.....
4) Profession , age and marital status.....
5)equity line of credit yes or no.............


As soon as this information is received and confirmed, your payment
will be transfered to you, Get back to me immedaitely. As a result of the
on-going drive of the Government to update its books and clear payment to
contractors,I strongly recommend that you promptly start your clearance as
soon as possible for more clarification and for immediate transfer of your
fund into your speculated bank account.
CONGRATULATIONS ONCE AGAIN,



Yours sincerely
Mr Anderson Ebokun
Internal Affiars Director
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.(NNPC)
Direct Email:ebokun_a@yahoo.com <Email%3Aebokun_a@yahoo.com>

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