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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348037167533 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "adams david" <adamsdavid4444@msn.com>
Reply-To: adamechi@sify.com
Date: Mon, 30 Jan 2006 13:37:55 +0000
Subject: I await your urgent response.

>From the desk of: Dr.Mike .A . Eze,
Executive Director/Financial Controller
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)
Falomo Office Annex
Lagos Nigeria

Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am the financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC). I got your Contact address from an associate
working with the Nigerian Export Promotion Council. I and my colleagues are
officials in
charge of offshore remittance in this Corporation (NNPC).

We are seeking your assistance to transfer of Forty Two Million
dollers to your account for further private
investment.

This amount accrued from an over-invoiced contract amount for>the
construction of an Oil Refinery Sub- Stations in Nigeria in
1999. The contract was valued for one Hundred and Twenty Seven
Million United States Dollar (US$127,000,000.00), but we
manipulated the figure to read one Hundred and Sixty Nine
Million United States Dollars($169,000,000.00) The extra>$42,000,000.00 is
what we want to transfer now.

This contract has been completely executed and the contractors
have been paid their contract less this $42,000,000.00. which
is in a suspense account with the Central Bank of Nigeria, the
nations apex bank.

For your assistance, we have agreed to remunerate you with 15%>because it is
impossible for us to claim
the amount without foreign collaboration. 5% has been mapped out
for any miscellaneous expenses that may be incurred by either
party during this business.

It may interest you to know that four years ago, we carried out
a similar transaction with one Mr. Patrice Miller, the President
of Craine International Trading Corporation at number 135 East
57th Street, 28th Floor,New York.10022 with Tel: 212-308-7788
and
TLX number 6731689. Mr. Patrice disappeared into thin air when
he received the money. His Telephone and Telex numbers had been
reallocated to other users by
the time we arrived. This explains exactly why we will make a
concrete agreement between us, should you be willing to do this>deal.

All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of
this money have been worked out. This transaction is 100% risk
free but requires 100 percent
confidentiality. You can rest assured that your security has
been considered before you were contacted.

I await your urgent response.

Best Regards,

Dr.Mike .A . Eze, Mni

phone:234-8037167533



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