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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
• 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.
  • engrmark_paul@inmail24.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: FROM ENGR MARK PAUL <engrmark_paul@inmail24.com>
Date: 7 Mar 2009 07:38:12 -0500
Subject: treat as urgent

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


Dear Sir/Madam,


Confidential Business Deal Proposal,The effect of the current economic meltdown on the entire economy of the world cannot be understimated.It is therefore appropriate for any serious minded individual or corporate body to take advantage of any lucrative business opportunity for economic advancement.However,be that as it may,


I am a director in the Federal Ministry of Energy in the Federal Republic of Nigeria.I do not know how much you know of the sectors of Nigeria Economy as well as the current Federal govt rules regarding the implementation of itis annual budgets.The general rule is that any part of the budget representing a project must be executed within the financial year covered by such budget and failure to utilize any fund budgeted for any project,such fund must be returned to the consolidated revenue account of the government.

Over sixteen billion dollars was spent on our energy sector during the past regime of president obasanjo, yet the manufacturing sector is the epileptic energy situation in our country.Therefore one of the seven point Agenda of the present regime is the improvement of our energy situation.For this reason, so much was budgeted for the energy sector in the preceeding year's budget out of which 35% was not utilized and was liable to be returned to the federation account.


I, in conjuction with my other colleagues who are directors in the presidency,ministry of finance decided to with hold about $45m while the rest was returned.To be able to tranfer this money,we will need your collaboration so that we can process the appropriation of this fund as provided for in the budget with your company or personal name if you do not have a company as though you have executed the projects which the fund was meant for.

This process is clean and straight and will enable the legitimization of this payment to you affer careful processing of authorization documents copies of which you will receive before final payment is made to any account and country of your choice.We intend to split the fund affer the transaction in the ratio of 15%for expenses,40%to you and 45% to us .The safety of this money is important to all of us.

Should you be honestly interested, get back to me with your full contact details,Name,Address,Company (if any) Tel.Numbers,Age and your occupation.Further details will be made available to you on receipt of your response indicating your interest.Please treat with strictest confidence.please reply me through my private email:engrmark_paul@inMail24.com

Best Regards
Engr.Mark Paul

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