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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:
  • "central bank of nigeria" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "John Gabba" <johngabba1@hotmail.com>
Date: Sat, 22 Oct 2005 14:43:56 +0000
Subject: WAITING YOUR RESPONSE.

WAITING YOUR RESPONSE.
Dr.John Gabba
Treasury Controller
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
Dear Sir,

I am the Treasury Controller, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation[NNPC]
and a close associate of the immediate past Minister of Petroleum
Resources.The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum of US$88 millions
recovered from over-invoiced contracts involving the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation[NNPC] into several private account in Europe,United
States and Asia.

A total sum of US$53,700,000.00 has been transferred before the emergence of
this present Civilian Administration, leaving the balance of
US$34,300,000.00.I have made proper arrangement/documentation to transfer
the balance which is retained in a coded account of the NNPC with the
Central Bank of Nigeria.

We are soliciting that you help us to receive the fund in trust,we cannot
complete this transaction smoothly without the participation of a foreign
partner who would provide an account where the funds could be lodged. Since
it is a contract payment, the funds must be remitted to a foreign
account,the emittance of the funds requires little documentation that would
be completed as soon as you provide us with a secured bank account where you
may wish to receive the money.

There is no risk involved on your part in this transaction since the former
Minister and I have covered this transaction with adequate contract and
external credit documents from the beginning.

What we require from you by e-mail are viz:

{i} Acceptance letter of this offer.

{ii} Your company name and confidential telephone and fax numbers.

{iii} Convincing Honesty, Trustworthiness and Willingness to abide by the
requirements of this proposal paramount of which is CONFIDENTIALITY.

We have agreed that you will retain 20% of the entire US$34,300,000.00 for
your effort in this transaction,70% for us partners here in Nigeria and the
remaining 10% will be used for defrayal of incidental cost in the course of
this transfer.Please reply urgently via the e-mail address above,note that
this transaction must remain a top secret.

Best regards,
Dr.John Gabba
Treasury Controller NNPC

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