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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "abuja" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "james ugo" <jamesugo2010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jms_ugo@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 06:35:36 +0000
Subject: From Engineer James Ugo.

>From Engineer James Ugo.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC),
P.o. Box 256 wuse2 Abuja,
Nigerian
Attn:Chairman/CEO.
I am Engr. James Ugo, The Director of the Contractors Award and Review
Department with the Nigerian national Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I am
contacting you on this business of transferring the sum of US$23,615,000.00
(Twenty-three million, six hundred and fifteen thousand Unites States
Dollars only) into a safe foreign account and the need is very urgent. I got
your contact from the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce and it is with business
trust that made me to contact you on this matter.

I write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account. This
money was generated from an over invoiced contract sum in my corporation
(NNPC).I am contacting you for your help and partnership for the following
two reasons:

1. As a civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to
civil service code of conduct.

2. My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient
for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial
assistance from a reliable foreign partner abroad. 20% of this sum would be
for you as compensation for using your Bank account in transferring this
money, 5% would be used to reimburse the expenses made
by both parties during the processing of the transferring which include,
telephone bills, traveling expenses and fees. While 75% is for me.
Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the
successful conclusion of the transfer, the 75% share of mine will be used
for investment overseas. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed.
I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free. If you are interested
I will require your banking information as mentioned below:

1. Name to be used as beneficiary
2. Your private and confidential telephone/fax number(s).
3. Your bank name and address, your bank telephone and fax number(s).
4. Or if you are not comfortable with providing your existing account,
you can within the shortest possible time, confidentially open an entirely
new (Virgin) account for the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement. I
hope to conclude this business within the next fourteen (14) working days.
Looking forward to your anticipated and urgent positive response via this
e-mail box.

Regards.
James Ugo.


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