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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • kenneth.yusuf55@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Dr=20kenneth=20yusuf?= <kenneth.yusuf55@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: kennethyusuf55@sify.com
Date: Sun, 19 Mar 2006 16:24:47 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT ASSITANCE NEEDED


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: kenneth.yusuf55@yahoo.co.uk

DR.KENNETH YUSUF


DIRECTOR, FUNDS CO-ORDINATOR


FINANCE / CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF


NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).


V/ISLAND, LAGOS,


NIGERIA.



Dear Sir/Madam,


RE: URGENT & CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL


I am the Director, Funds Coordinator of the Finance/Contract Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).


My office is also saddled with the responsibility of screening, Categorization and prioritization of projects embarked upon by NNPC as well as feasibility studies for selected projects and supervising the projects consultants involved. A breakdown of the fiscal expenditure by this office as at the end of the fourth fiscal quarter of 2005 indicates that the NNPC paid out a whooping sum of US$736M (Seven Hundred and Thirty Six Million, United States Dollars) to successful contract beneficiaries.The NNPC is now compiling beneficiaries to be paid at the first fiscal Quarter of 2006.


The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of the NNPC deliberately over-inflated the contract value of the various Contracts awarded. In the course of disbursement, this department has been able to track down the sum of US$40.5M (Forty Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) as the over-invoiced sum. This money is now lying and floating in the NNPC domiciliary account with the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). I and my colleagues now want to quickly transfer this Fund to a safe nominate foreign account for possible investment abroad.


We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any Foreign account because of our status as civil/public servants. Hence the need to solicit for your full Banking details to enable us Transfer this money into your account on Swift Code.


We have also evolved a sharing formula as follows:-


(1)30% for the foreign account owner


(2) 60% for l and my colleagues


(3)10% will be set aside to defray all incidental expenses both locally and internationally during the course of this transaction.


Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is Finally in your account and we shall be relying on your advice as Regards to investment of our share. Be informed that, this business is genuine and 100% safe considering the high powered government officials Involved.



Send by Email attached the following information:-


(1)YOUR FULL NAMES, ADDRESS, TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATION,


(2)YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS.


This is to affect the Swift Transfer of this fund into your account in less than Seven (7) working days.


Please reply immediately through my email address.


While looking forward to a healthy business relationship with you.


Sincerely,


DR.KENNETH YUSUF





- Dr kenneth yusuf

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