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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)
  • "million us 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)
• 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.
  • obajackson21@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Jackson Obaseki" <obasekijackson2@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: obajackson21@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Sun, 4 Jun 2006 01:45:58 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject:

BUSINESS ASSISTANCE
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Originating-IP: 82.128.2.104

Dr.Jackson Gaius Obaseki

please reply to my private email:
obajackson21@yahoo.com.hk

Ex GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR.

TEL:234-1775-
9502

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

COMPLIMENTS. WITH MUCH SINCERITY OF PURPOSE, I
MAKE THIS CONTACT OBLIGATION WITH YOU AFTER SATISFACTORY INFORMATION I
GATHERED ABOUT YOU FROM YOUR COUNTRY CHAMBERS OF COMMERCES AND
AGRICULTURED INDUSTRY OFFICE.

I AM Dr JACKSON GAIUS OBASEKI The Ex
GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION (N.N.
P.C}. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS DEVELOPMENT IS THAT ON THE THIRD OF
NOVEMBER 2003, I WAS RELIEVED OF MY POSITION AS THE GMD OF NNPC. THIS
WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I REFUSED TO APPROVED A LICENCE TO A GERMANY
OIL COMPANY BASED IN UK UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF PRESIDENT
OLUSEGUN
OBASANJO AND A NEW GMD WAS APPOINTED.ON THE 10TH DEC 2003, I WAS
MANDATED BY THE PRESIDENT TO SUMMIT ALL INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS AND
FUEL SUPPLIERS COMPANY NAMES WHOSE CONTRACT PAYMENT IS YET TO BE PAYED
TO THEM BY THE NNPC IN PARNTERSHIP WITH A LOAN FACILITY FROM
CENTRALBANKOFNIGERIAN GROUP FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. I HAD TO
USE MY POSITION TO RESHEDULED THE SUM OF 28.6 MILLION US DOLLARS AS A
CONTRACT PAYMENT YET TO
BE PAYED INTO ANY CONTRACTORS ACCOUNT.

THIS
FUND HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT ON 19th MAY.2006 BY THE PRESIDENCY
OFFICE AND THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE.SO MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT AND
I ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE PERSON WHO WILL PROVIDE US
WITH A FEASIBILITY SOLUTION TO EFFECT THE REMITTANCE OF THIS MONEY
OVERSEAS IT IS MY SINCERE PLEASURE TO INTIMATE YOU WITH THIS
CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL WHICH WILL CERTAINLY BENEFIT ME AND YOU.
WE WANT THIS MONEY TO MOVE IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID SUSPICION FROM THE
GOVERNMENT AS THE MODALITY FOR SHARING WILL BE EQUITABLE AND YOU WILL
SAFEGUARD OUR SHARE ON INVESTMENT. I WANT YOU TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS
WITH MATURITY, TOPMOST SECRECY AND URGENCY.

IT MIGHT INTEREST YOU TO
KNOW THAT LATE LAST YEAR, I EXECUTED A SIMILAR TRANSACTION OF THIS
NATURE WITH AN OSAKA-JAPAN BASED MULTIMILLION DOLLARS BUSINESS WOMAN-
MRS. KONAMI YAMAMOTO WITH PHONE NUMBER: 81-9085437498.WHEN THE MONEY
WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSFFERED INTO HER BANK ACCOUNT IN JAPAN, SHE
SUPRISINGLY SEIZED THE WHOLE MONEY WITHOUT REPARTRIATING MY OWN SHARE.
AND
I HAVE PUT IN OVER 18 YEARS IN SERVICE WITHOUT REMARKABLE
ACHIEVEMENT, THEREFORE I CAPITALIZE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY AND WE WILL
ARRANGE ON HOW TO COLLECT OUR SHARE AS SOON AS THE TRANSFER IS
CONFIRMED IN YOUR ACCOUNT.FOR IMMEDIATE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ENTIRE
TRANSACTION, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO ME THE FOLLOWING.

YOUR
COMPANY/PERSONAL NAME. BANK NAME AND ACCOUNT DETAILS TEL, FAX AND TELEX
NUMBER OF YOUR BANK, YOUR MAILING ADDRESS AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE
TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THEM, I WILL FORWARD IT
TO THE BANK WHO WILL IN TURN COMMENCE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY. YOUR AREA
OF SPECIALIZATION
AND SIZE OF FIRM DOES NOT MATTER IN THIS BUSINESS.
ALREADY IT IS A
PRESIDENTIAL ORDER THAT ANY CONTRACTOR THAT SUBMITS
ACCOUNT SHOULD RECEIVE HIS MONEY WITHIN (7) SEVEN WORKING DAYS. SO THE
BANK IS WAITING FOR MY FINAL SUBMITION OF CONTRACTORS NAMES AND
ACCOUNT DETAILS. NOW I AM DELAYING SUBMITION WITH THE REASON THAT AM
VERIFYING CERTAIN ITEMS ABOUT THE CONTRACT PENDING WHEN I HAVE MY
RELIABLE ALLY. FOR SECURITY REASON YOU SHOULD KNOW
THAT AM BEEN SPIED.
AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP, I WILL
FORWARD YOUR PARTICULARS TO THE BANK WHOM WILL DEAL WITH YOU DIRECTLY.
ALL YOU NEED TO DO IS ALWAYS UPDATE ME FOR MY SINCERE ADVICE AND
INFORMATIONS AS AN INSIDER.

THANKS IN ANTICIPATION FOR YOUR CO-
OPORATION.

BEST REGARDS.

DR JACKSON GAIUS OBASEKI

TEL:234-1775-9502

please reply to my private email:obajackson21@yahoo.com.hk

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