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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • benfavour10@excite.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Ben Favour" <mrbenfavour_3@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ben1favour@excite.com
Date: Wed, 25 Jan 2006 16:23:24 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

URGENT REPLY
Dr.Ben Favour.
Email; benfavour10@excite.com
Lagos-Nigeria

DEAR SIR /MADAM

I am Dr.Ben Favour. Chairman of the Tender Committee of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My Committee is principally concerned
with payment of all contract awarded from 1998 to date, in order of priority
as regard capital projects of the NNPC. The information we gathered from the
Foreign Office of the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industries is so
positive as to convince us that you would provide us with solution to a
money transfer deal valued at Thirty One Million United States Dollars and
subsequently a joint business venture. In the course of our duties as
values, and project inspectors for the on-going liquefied Natural Gas (LNG)
project, we have over-invoiced the value of some jobs done by foreign
contractors for the NNPC to the tune of US$31M.

As follows: - Computer optimization and Installation $16,000.000.00
Installation of 250,000.00 Monax Turbine$10,000.000.00 Turn Around
Maintenance $5,000,000.00 Our aim of over-invoicing this payment is to
divert the excess amount to a discrete account abroad.

This fund is now floating in suspense account at the Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN). This is the fund my colleagues and I have decided to transfer into
your account since we, as civil servants are not allowed to operate or own
foreign account. The money will be shared as follows after
transfer:30% for you (Account Owner) 60% for me and my colleagues 10% to
off-set both local and international expenses thatWould be incurred in the
course of this transaction. To be able to claim the funds, we will be
purporting your company to be the original contractor / beneficiary of the
funds so all procedures for international transfer shall be strictly
followed, as we have worked out all modalities for a swift and riskfree
transfer.

If this proposal satisfies you, please contact me Through
benfavour10@excite.com or my direct fax line 234-1-759657 with the following
important information.

Your Bank Name / Address Account Name ,Account Number Tel/Fax Telex of Bank
Personal Phone / Fax Numbers for easy communication. This transaction will
last for 14 working days, from the time we submit the required information,
as all modalities concerning this transaction have been worked out and it is
completely risk free.

Please be informed that this subject is classified sensitive.
Therefore treat the transaction with utmost confidentiality and urgency.

Yours Faithfully.
Dr.Ben Favour

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