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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "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 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.
  • mr_awelennpc03@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Royal Crown Insurance" <mr_awelennpc06@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mr_awelennpc06@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 19 Jan 2006 07:53:12 -0700
Subject: READ: Business www.nigerianoil-gas.com

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPERATION (NNPC)
"NIGERIAN OIL AND GAS"
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Website:http://www.nigerianoil-gas.com
Desk of: Mr.Awele Divine Obi (NNPC CONTRACT AWARD OPERATION DIRECTOR)
Priviate E-mail Address: mr_awelennpc03@yahoo.com
DEAR FRIEND,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP:

Although this proposal might come to you as surprise!!
Since it is coming from someone you don't know or ever seen before. But
after due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward this
business proposal. We want a reliable person who could assist us to Transfer
the sum of US$25.5M (Twenty Five million,Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars) into his or her Account.

This fund resulted from an Over-invoiced bill US$200M to tune of US$225.5M
on Project Contract No: FGN/NNPC-TOP-X-2002. from Contract Awarded by us
under the budget allocation by my Ministry to a Foreign Firm "Professional
Technical Systems Germany" and the actual Original bill US$200M was Approved
for Payment in 6th June 2004 by the Concerned Ministries. The Contract was
Executed, Commissioned and the Contractor was paid his actual Cost of
Contract US$200M on End of June 2004.
We are left with the balance of US$25.5(Twenty Five Million, Five Hundred
Thousand United States Dollars) as the Over-invoiced Amount, which we have
deliberately over estimated for our own use but under our protocol
division,civil servants are forbidden to operate or own Foreign Account.
This is why I contact you for assistance. We have agreed to share the money
as follows.

1. 30% for you Account Owner)
2. 65% for us,
3. 5% for tax, as may be required by your Government.

As you may want to know and make you less curious, I got your address from a
reputable Large chamber of commerce and industry and I am the Executive
Director Contract Award Committee Lagos- Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC).This transaction is very much free from all sort of risk
hence this business was carefully planned before it was successfully
executed and we the NNPC officials involved in the deal have put in many
years of meritorious service to our ministry.

We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and for
most of us this is a lifetime opportunity we cannot afford to miss.To get
this fund into your account, we have to present an international business
outfit and consequent upon indication of your interest to fully assist us in
this transaction.
You are advised to furnish us with the following information below: Only if
you are interested in this transaction, if not keep these Proposal as secret
as possible.

1) Your Bank name and address, (For the Transfer)
2.)Priviate Telephone and Fax
3.) Your full Name and Address and Age.
4.) Your Company name

This information will enable us seek Approval of the fund from the concerned
quarters within three to four Banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion. One of my colleagues and i involved in
this deal will come to your country to arrange for our share upon
confirmation from you that the money has hit your nominated bank account.All
these will only take us about fourteen working days to transfer
this fund into your account from the day we receive the requirement.

Your line of business in this transaction does not matter. But, Honesty and
your ability to keep it secret and keep our own 65% share safe when the
money hits your account is what matters.Your prompt reply will be highly
appreciated.
Due Reply via my priviate E-mail Address: mr_awelennpc03@yahoo.com

Yours faithfully,
Mr.Awele Divine Obi
Website for Preview: http://www.nigerianoil-gas.com

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