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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "the diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  • +447716013410
• 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.
  • je_rryabugana@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • e_colet@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: jerry abugana <je_rryabugana@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jerry-abugana@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 25 May 2006 06:14:34 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: je_rryabugana@yahoo.com

ATTN: HONORABLE CONTRACTOR


Sequel to the secretive arrangement in regards of the shipment of your Contract sum, I wish to inform you that all necessary modalities have Been automatically concluded and your fund have left Nigeria to London Via your Country today by Diplomatic Express Cargo Flight. Seeing that you have gone through a lot trying to receive this fund but all to no Avail.


Note carefully the content of the crate is "Money's tried contacting You through your old information, rather I got someone that told me your No longer interested with the transaction that you have given him the go Ahead order to complete it with my bank.


Therefore I want to know if the diplomat should go ahead and deliver The consignment to your partner that told me he is presently in California, But I did not disclose it to the Diplomatic Courier Services as Money, rather I informed them that the crate contain Vital "DIPLOMATIC DOCUMENTS belonging to my client that's you.


Furthermore, the weight of the consignment is 90kg but I manage to pay 45kg, which cost US$9,000.00 On

no account should you disclose the Content of the crate with the Diplomatic Courier Services.


In the meantime, contact the HILTON Diplomatic Courier Services in There affiliate office in London (UK) to the Attn:MR EDY COLE TEL: + 44 77 16013410 Email:e_colet@yahoo.co.uk to know the actual situation With the consignment and also give them your address where the Consignment will be delivered and then get back to me as soon as Possible, Meanwhile I will be coming over to your country immediately the consignment arrives in your

Country for my share.


Please update me as you contact the HILTON Diplomatic Courier Services for more details you may need from

me.


Congrats and remain blessed.


Yours faithfully,

Ali Garuba.


Note: that this is a deal and I would want this transaction to be Confidential and the bank I work with must not know about it, I am the head of operation Union Bank of Nigeria Plc.

----------------------------------------------------


NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION # 7 KOFO ABAYOMI STREET, VICTORIA ISLAND LAGOS - NIGERIA.


Dear Friend,


Request for a confidential business relationship:


My name is Mr Jerry Abugana, I represent a team of highly placed officials with the Nigeria national petroleum corporation (N.N.P.C) as well as the federal government contract review committee (C.R.C), who are interested in commencing immediate business relationship with you. We hereby strongly solicit your assistance in transferring (Forex) funds which totals us$10,500,000.00 (ten million, five hundred thousand United States dollars only) into a reliable personal or company account overseas which you have absolute control over.


These funds are presently trapped in the Nigeria national petroleum corporation (N.N.P.C) account with central bank of Nigeria (C.B.N). These are as a result of grossly over invoiced contracts which were executed for the N.N.P.C during the last administration in Nigeria and are presently under verification

.

To this effect, the present administration in Nigeria set up a contract review committee to identify, verify, scrutinize, approve and recommend for payment all valid contracts that have been fully executed in the course of our assessment, we have identified a lot of misappropriated and inflated funds which are presently floating in the suspense account of the central bank of Nigeria ready for payment. The companies, which executed the contracts, have been duly paid. It is the over inflated sum of us$10,500,000.00 that we now intend to transfer into a foreign account urgently.


I have been delegated as matter of capability by my colleagues to secure the cooperation of an overseas partner into whose account this over invoiced sum could be transferred for onward disbursement amongst us. Please confirm your willingness to assist us by sending your direct telephone and fax number to me for further information. We will share the fund in a ratio which will be satisfactory to all. However, we propose 70% for us (the officials), 30% for the account owner (you). Please note that this transaction is 100% risk free and safe. So I will like you to get back to me urgently so that I will start processing the needed documents because we intend to accomplish this transfer within (5)five working days.


Please treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency.



Yours faithfully, Mr Jerry Abugana.



- jerry abugana

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