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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 fake company names, fake addresses, non-existent institutions/documents or other details have appeared in scams before:
  • "international court of justice" (not involved with lotteries)
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "affidavit " (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "lagos" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +23417085026340 (Nigeria, landline)
  • 2347085026340
• 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.
  • nnpc_nig0173@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Williams Ego <nnpcupdate1@msn.com>
Reply-To: <nnpc_nig0173@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jul 2009 16:25:02 +0000
Subject: YOUR NNPC OVER DUE PAYMENT




NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
PAYMENT PANEL DIVISION
7, Kofo Abayomi Street, Victoria Island – Lagos.
Tel: 234-708-502-6340 Fax: 234-1-708-502-6340
E-mail: nnpc_nig0173@yahoo.com
Date: July, 2009
ATTN: SIR
FROM: MR. WILLIAMS EGO
CHAIRMAN,
(NNPC) PAYMENT PANEL DIVISION
SIR,
MAY I BRING TO YOUR NTOICE OF THE NEW BANK ACCOUNT BEING SUBMITTED TO THIS OFFICE FEW DAYS IN YOUR FAVOUR BY MR. ANTONY.W. DOUGLAS WITH A PURPORTED SWORN AFFIDAVIT OF FACT & CLAIM FROM THE INTERNATIONAL COURT OF JUSTICE HAGUE, NETHERLANDS THROUGH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF JUSTICE HERE IN NIGERIA. MEANWHILE, WE CRAVE YOUR INDULGENCE TO NOTIFY US IF YOU ARE TRULY THEONE THAT AUTHORIZED HIM TO COME AND MAKE CLAIM OF THE FUND TO ENABLE THE TIMELY RELEASE OF THE FUDN TO THIS YOUR NEWLY SUBMITTED BANK ACCOUNT BECAUSE YOUR OLD ACCOUNT WHICH IS ALREADY IN THE CENTRAL SYSTEM ONLY AWAITING DOWNLOADING OF MOST VITAL INFORMATION FOR PROPER DOCUMENTATION BEFORE THE EVENTUAL CREDITING OF THE FUND TO YOUR NEWLY SUBMITTED ACCOUNT.
HOWEVER, WE DEEM IT FIT TO INQUIRE FROM YOU AND GET INFORMED AS QUICK FROM YOU AS POSSIBLE TO AVOID PAYING TO WRONG ACCOUNT SINCE WE ARE ONLY AWAITING THE OUT COME OF THE RESULT OF THE DOWNLOADING SESSION AS WE WILL NOT HESITATE TO CONTACT YOUR BANK FOR PROPER ADVISE FOR THE TIMELY RELEASE OF YOUR FUND AND FOR THIS, YOU ARE ONLY GIVEN TWO WORKING DAYS TO RESPOND TO THIS URGENT ISSUE OR THE MATTER WILL BE DEEMED CLOSED IF NOTHING IS HEARD FROM YOU.
FURTHERMORE, I ALSO APPRECIATE THE GIFT YOU SENT ACROSS TO ME THROUGH YOUR REPRESENTATIVE, MR. WILLIAM DOUGLAS SUCH AS LAPTOPS, UPS AND TWO PIECES OF ROLEX WRIST WATCHES, THANKS SO MUCH FOR THOSE GIFTS.
MEANWHILE, I AM STILL INTERESTED TO KNOW WHY THE OLD ACCOUNT THAT HAS ALREADY BEEN RECONCILED AND NOW INSTILLED IN OUR CENTRAL SYSTEM HAS TO BE CHANGED AT THIS JUNCTURE BECAUSE THERE WAS NO ATTACHED LETTER FROM THE VERIFICATION UNIT AND DEBT RECONCILIATION COMMITTEE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENCY TO ADVISE US ON THIS REGARD THAT IS WHY WE DEEM IT FIT TO FIRST OF ALL CONTACT YOU.
MORESO, PRIOR TO THIS, YOU ARE THEREFORE KEENLY ADVISED TO FURNISH US WITH THE FULL CONTRACT INFORMATION SUCH AS THE SUM AND REFERENCE NUMBER, COMPANY’S NAME AND TELEPHONE AND FAX RESPECTIVELY.
YOURS TRULY,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
MR. WILLIAMS EGO
CHAIRMAN, (PAYMENT PANEL)
(NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
PAYMENT PANEL DIVISION

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