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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)
  • "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.
  • +2348066427727 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • nnpcforeignpaymentdept@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: nnpc coporation <nnpcforeignpaymentdept@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 08:50:55 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIVE


NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
NATIONAL SECRETARIATE COMPLEX
FALOMO LAGOS.
TEL:234-806-642-7727
E-MAIL:nnpcforeignpaymentdept@yahoo.com
FROM THE DESK OF :
Dr Joseph Smith

Dear Sir,

With much sincerity of purpose we make this contact with you after satifactory information we gathered from the chamber of commerce here in Nigeria though we did not disclose the nature of the transaction to them,believing that you will provide us a feasible solution to job/services rendered for the Nigeria national petroleum corporation (NNPC) by foreign companies.although it might be a surprise to you,it is my sincere plesure to intimate you with this confidential business proposal, which will certainly benefit all of us involved.

I am a senior accountant with the Nigeria petroleum corporation headquarters Lagos.I have decided with some colleagues in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance to contact you secretly on this busniess for the arrangement of transfer the sum of US$21.7M (Twenty One Million Seven Hundred Thousand United State Dollars only ) to your company or personal account through the Central Bank of Nigeria .However concrete arrangement has be made to remit the fund successfully into your account .

This money emanated from over invoiced contract awarded to a foreign firm .the contract was executed in the year 1997 and the exact amount has been paid to the initial contractor of the project , remaining the above amount which was purposely over inflated to take care of the interest of the parties invoiced.

Being Government Official we are prevented by the law from operating foreign Bank account while still in Government service , hence the need for your assistance .

REMITTANCE OUTLINE :

1 IN OUR ACCOUNTS: We shall secure payment approval from relevant offices here ,for the release of the fund, we have already concluded arrangement to secure a fast approval so that the fund could be transferred within a period of ten (10)working days upon the commencement of the process . four (4) official will be coming over to your country before the arrival of the money in to your account prior to subsequent disbursement.

2 YOUR GOOD SELF : you are expected to furnish us with the necessary instruments to remit the money viz the name and address of your company ,name and address of your bank account numbers and other banking information for easy transfer and your confidential phone and fax numbers for easy communication . most importantly you are to ensure that the minimum tax is paid (if any ) on arrival of the funds . you will expected to advise us on investment plans since we do not intend to bring the whole part of our share back to Nigeria

3 TERMS AND CONDITIONS : for rendering these services , we have decided that 25% of the total funds will be given to you , 70% will be for us ( Nigerian Group ) and 5% will be kept for all miscellaneous expense . this transaction is 100% risk free . therefore you need not to be afraid . However, it requires your maximum co-operation ,serious mutual trust , honestly and absolute confidentiality to avoid jeopardizing this transaction and the position of the Government functionaries involved .

Please let me know your position by phone or fax using the above numbers .

Yours Faithfully,
Dr Joseph Smith



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