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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • isaacefe_1@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "mycontactaddre_3" <isaacefe_1@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sun, 04 Jun 2006 16:00:31 -1200
Subject: WITH COMPLIMENTS




DR ISAAC EFE
LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS (LNG)
A SUBSIDIARY OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC).
EAST WEST RD ELEME PORT HARCOURT
RIVERS STATE
NIGERIA.
PRIVATE EMAIL:isaacefe_1@yahoo.co.uk

REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE

DEAR SIR,

I AM SENDING THIS MAIL TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION I
GATHERED THROUGH MY PERSONAL RESEARCH.I MUST APOLOGISE FOR
USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A BUSINESS THAT
IS AS BIG AS THIS.PLEASE PARDON MY MEANS OF CONTACTING YOU.
I BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US( I AND
OTHER MEMBERS OF MY COMMITTEE) IN OUR BID TO
TRANSFER THE SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
DOLLARS ($41.5M USD) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT. WE ARE MEMBERS
OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND
PLANNING OF THE MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS
PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL
OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL
PROJECT OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WITH OUR
POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE
SUM OF FORTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATED DOLLARS(US$41.5M).THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH
UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GULF
WAR.
WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO
WHICH THE FUNDS WILL BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT
OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO OPERATE FOREIGN
ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT
WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$8.3 MILLION OF THE REMITTED
FUNDS, WE KEEP US$31.125 MILLION WHILE US$2.075 MILLION WILL
BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY THE NECESSARY TAXES.
IT MAY INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT TWO YEARS AGO A SIMILAR
TRANSACTION WAS CARRIED OUT WITH ONE MR. PATRICE MILLER, THE
PRESIDENT OF CRAINE INTERNATIONAL TRADING CORPORATION AT
NUMBER 135, EAST 57TH STREET, 28TH FLOOR, NEW YORK. 10022
WITH TELEPHONE(212)308-7788 AND TELEX NUMBER 6731689, AFTER
THE AGREEMENT BETWEEN BOTH PARTNERS IN WHICH HE WAS TO TAKE
5%.THE MONEY WAS DULY TRANSFERRED INTO HIS ACCOUNT ONLY TO
BE DISAPPOINTED ON OUR ARRIVAL IN NEW YORK AS WE WERE
RELIABLY INFORMED THAT MR. PATRICE MILLER WAS NO LONGER ON
THAT ADDRESS WHILE HIS TELEPHONE AND TELEX NUMBERS HAVE BEEN
REALLOCATED TO SOMEBODY ELSE, THAT WAS HOW WE LOST US$27.5M
TO MR PATRICE MILLER. THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A MORE
RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY
PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS
LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED
AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO
BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE
THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF
US$41.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE EMAIL, ONLY YOUR
RESPONSE SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE
TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER HAVE BEEN
WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14
WORKING DAYS WITH THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED.THIS
TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE.
PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH
YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD TO YOUR REPLY. .
PLEASE REPLY STRICTLY BY , EMAIL ONLY .
YOURS FAITHFULLY,

DR ISAAC EFE

NOTE;

PLEASE READ WELL AND UNDERSTAND BEFORE REPLYING.AND
SEND YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER SO THAT I CAN GIVE YOU
A CALL FOR FUTHER EXPLANATION








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