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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • ahmadsaleem140@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: ahmad saleem <ahmad_4saleem@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: ahmadsaleem140@latinmail.com
Date: Sat, 15 Apr 2006 14:55:06 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: URGENT REPLY NEEDED


DEAR SIR
PLEASE VERY IMPORTANT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL:ahmadsaleem140@latinmail.com
I AM HIGHLY COMPELLED UPON STRICT RECOMMENDATION TO WRITE YOU THIS VERY URGENT AND CONFIDENTIAL LETTER. I AM MR. AHMAD SALEEM, MEMBER OF THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE OF THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION, FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.
IN THE FIRST QUARTER OF THE YEAR TWO THOUSAND AND ONE,THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA THROUGH THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE AWARDED CONTRACTS ESTIMATED TO THE TUNE OF TWENTY EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) TO THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CO-OPERATION (NNPC) AS A JOINT VENTURE WITH A FOREIGN PARTNER, ALVECO OIL OF WHICH THE SAID CONTRACT HAVE BEEN IMPLEMENTED AND CARRIED OUT WITH A TOTAL AMOUNT OF($17 MILLION) SEVENTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) LEAVING BEHIND THE SUM OF($11 MILLION)ELEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WHICH HAVE BEEN DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY ACCOUNT DEPOSITED (SAD)HERE IN NIGERIA.AND THERE IS THE NEED TO TRANSFER THIS FUND TO A RELIABLE ACCOUNT.IT IS THEREFORE ON THIS NOTE THAT MY COLLEAGUES HAVE TASK FULLY DELEGATED ME TO QUICKLY SOURCE FOR A TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE PERSON/COMPANY IN YOUR COUNTRY, WHO WILL KINDLY HELP US TO ACCOMMODATE AND SAFEGUARD THIS FUND.
NOTE THAT WE HAVE CONCLUDED ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE RELEASE OF THE AFOREMENTIONED SUM TO YOUR BANK WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME AS SOON AS WE CONCLUDE TALKS. AS A RESULT OF THIS AND OTHER HIGHER LEVELS OF FINANCIAL TRANSACTION, WHICH I WOULD WANT TO ENTER WITH YOU, MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF HAVE MADE ARRANGEMENTS AS TO HOW THE ELEVEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS) WILL BE SHARED; (25%)TWENTY FIVE PERCENT FOR YOU, (65%)SIXTY FIVE PERCENT FOR US,(10%) TEN PERCENT FORMISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES.SHOULD YOU BE INTERESTED PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO SEND ME YOUR TEL/FAX NUMBER TO MY PERSONAL E- MAILADDRESS; WHETHER OR NOT THIS OFFER IS CCEPTABLE TO YOU, SO AS TO ENABLE US MAKE OTHER ALTERNATIVE CONTACT ON THE CONTRARY.
FINALLY, LET ME STATE HERE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL TAKE (10)TEN WORKING DAYS TO CONCLUDE DEPENDING ON YOUR QUICK RESPONSE, AND IT IS RISK FREE. YOU ARE TO TREATWITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY. I AWAIT YOUR URGENT REPLY ON THIS TRANSACTION WHILE YOU ACKNOWLEDGE YOUR RECEIPT UPON THIS LETTER
BEST REGARD
AHMAD SALEEM
PLEASE VERY IMPORTANT REPLY TO THIS EMAIL:ahmadsaleem140@latinmail.com
URGENT REPLY NEEDED



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