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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:
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "j'ai une nouvelle adresse mail" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • +2348023977522 (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.
  • stanleylawson20@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • cpaymentdept@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?STANLEY=20LAWSON?= <stanleylawson20@yahoo.fr>
Reply-To: stanleylwason@hotmail.com
Date: Wed, 24 May 2006 07:36:10 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION:


J'ai une nouvelle adresse mailVous pouvez maintenant m'écrire à : stanleylawson20@yahoo.fr

YOUR CONTRACT PAYMENT NOTIFICATION:

FROM: DESK OF MR STANLEY LAWSON. (DIRECTOR)

CONTRACT AWARD AND PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (NNPC).

Add: NNPC CORPORATE HEADQUARTER, GARKI ABUJA.

Attn: Director/President.

Date: 22 April, 2006.

Dear Sir,



YOUR CONTRACT REF# 043WX/NNPC/FGN/PH-KADREF/1997:


After the deliberation of the board of Directors of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation And the executive members of Presidential Committee on Contract Payment. It was conclusively agreed by the Presidency which they instructed us to release

contract payment to all our foreign contractors who executed a contract with this Corporation (NNPC) during the Military Regime.


From the list of our outstanding contractors due for payment your name/company was discovered next on list, who have not received their payment in respect of contract which you executed, I wish to inform you that your payment have being processed and will be release to you once you respond to this payment notification letter to us.


Also note that from our outstanding foreign contractors records which we have here in file, your total contract payment is US$19.5Million. And your payment shall be release to you Via Telegraphic Transfer/certified Bank Draft from our Apex Bank

(CBN). Please re-confirm to me the following information as stated below on your returning this mail to us.



1) Your Full Name:

2) Phone, Fax, Mobile Numbers

3) Profession, age and marital status.

4) Company Name, Position and Address.

5) Your Identification Copy of Int'L. Passport/ DL.



Please kindly contact The Contract Department of NNPC, for your contract payment details once you receive this mail, all your contact through the alternative Email/ telephone as given below.


BEST REAGRDS.



MR STANLEY LAWSON (DIRECTOR).

CONTRACT AWARD AND PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OF NNPC.

DL-TELEPHONE: 234-802-397-7522.

(cpaymentdept@yahoo.com )

NNPC HEADQUARTER- GARKI, ABUJA.

- STANLEY LAWSON

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