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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)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • inecctbc@easymail.hu (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Independantnational Electoralcommission" <inecctbc@msn.com>
Reply-To: inecctbc@easymail.hu
Date: Mon, 16 Jan 2006 03:39:04 +0000
Subject: INEC

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I GUESS THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE
SINCE I HAD NO PREVIOUS CORRESPONDENCE WITH YOU.
I AMTHE CHAIRMAN TENDER BOARD OF INDEPENDENT NATIONAL
ELECTORAL COMMISSION (INEC) I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN THE
COURSE OF MY SEARCH THROUGH NIGERIA INTERNATIONAL
INSTITUTE AFFAIRS (NIA) FOR A RELIABLE PERSON LIKE YOU
TO HANDLE A VERY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION INVOLVING
THE SUM OF $18,800,000.00USD(EIGHTEEN EIGHT MILLION
UNITED STATES DOLLARS) INTO YOUR PRIVATE ACCOUNT FOR SAFE
KEEPING.

THE ABOVE FUND IN QUESTION IS NOT CONNECTED WITH ARMS,
DRUGS OR MONEY LAUNDERING IT IS THE PRODUCT OF AN OVER
INVOICE ON CONTRACT AWARDED IN APRIL 2003 BY INEC TO A
FOREIGN COMPANY FOR THE SUPPLY OF ELECTORAL MATERIALS
THAT WAS USED FOR CONDUCTING 2003 ELECTION.
THE CONTRACT HAS HAS LONG BEEN EXECUTED AND PAYMENT OF
THE ACTUAL CONTRACT AMOUNT HAS BEEN PAID TO THE
FOREIGN CONTRACTOR LEAVING THE BALANCE OF $18.8MILLION
DOLLARS IN A DORMANT ACCOUNT, WHICH MY COLLEAGUES AND
I NOW WANT TO TRANSFER OUT OF NIGERIA INTO RELIABLE
FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR OUR PERSONAL USE.

AS A CIVIL SERVANT WE DO NOT HAVE THE NECESSARY
FOREIGN ACCOUNT MACHINERY TO SUCCESSFULLY HANDLE THIS
TRANSACTION, THEREFORE IT MAY BECOME NECESSARY TO
SOURCE FOR FOREIGN COMPANY OR AN INDIVIDUAL WITH THE
CAPABILITY TO ACT AS THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY OR THE
CONTRACTOR.DEAR, IT IS GOOD THING THE PRESIDENT HAS
ENDORSED THE RESOLUTION PASSED BY THE SENATE THAT ALL
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS OWED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF
NIGERIA SHOULD BE PAID. WE WILL SEIZE THIS GOOD OPPORTUNITY
TO SUPPORT YOU ACT AS ONE OF THE BENEFICIARY TO BE PAID.
IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSAL KINDLY GET BACK
TO ME BY SENDING ME YOUR LETTER OF ACCEPTANCE ALONG
WITH YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS, BUT IF YOU
CANNOT FOR ANY REASON TO HANDLE THIS TRANSACTION I
SHOULD BE GRATEFUL, IF YOU CAN INTRODUCE IT TO A
RELIABLE AND TRUST WORTHY PERSON IN WHICH IN ANY CASE
YOUR INTEREST WILL BE PROPERLY TAKEN CARE OF.

MEANWHILE, MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE DECIDED TO SHARE
THE MONEY IN THE FOLLOWING RATIO: 60% FOR MY
COLLEAGUES AND ME, THEN 30% FOR YOU THE ACCOUNT OWNER
AND 10% FOR ALL LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES THAT
MAY ARISE IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION.
FURTHER DETAILS ABOUT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE
DISCUSSED IN THE SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE. THIS
TRANSACTION IS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL, BUT 100% RISK
FREE.

NOTE, ALSO THAT THE PARTICULAR NATURE OF BUSINESS IS
IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION AND THIS TRANSACTION IS
EXPECTED TO BE CONTINUED WITHIN 12 WORKING DAYS SINCE
ALL LOCAL CONTRACTS AND ARRANGEMENT HAVE BEEN PROPERLY
PERFECTED FOR A SMOOTH AND SUCCESSFUL CONCLUSION OF
THIS TRANSACTION.PLEASE NOT THERE IS A PASSWORD FOR
THIS TRANSACTION WHICH IS (OMONIGHO) ON RECEIPT OF YOUR
CALL (RESPONSE)YOU SHOULD ASK FOR THE PASSWORD ANY
FAILURE TO ANSWER CORRECTLY (OMONIGHO) PLEASE DISCONTINUE
ANY FURTHER DISCUSSION OR INFORMATION ABOUT YOURSELF
AND THE TRANSACTION. AND ONLY THE PASSWORD (OMONIGHO) ALLOWS
YOU TO TALK OR DISCLOSE ANY INFORMATION.

WAITING FOR YOU URGENT RESPONSE.
BEST REGARDS,

PAUL EBOSELE.
(OMONIGHO)
inecctbc@easymail.hu

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