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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
  • "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)
  • "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 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.
  • mailaddress.ahmed_yusulf@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "AHMED YUSULF" <ahmed_yusulf@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Thu, 8 Jun 2006 17:07:01 +0200
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE

NIGERIAN LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS
LAGOS CENTRAL OFFICE
LAGOS-NIGERIAN


DEAR Sir/Madam


RE: TRANSFER OF USD45,500,000.00 (FORTY-FIVE MILLION,FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT I wish to intimate
you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief Accountant and in full
agreement with the Auditor-General of this Company (Nigeria Liqiuified
Natural Gas) .

We scrutinized all records and the accounts of awarded and executed
contracts of this company (NLNG) during the previous military regime,
since the inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully uncover and
mapped out a whopping sum USD $45.5m which we want to transfer into your
account as the beneficiary.

It might interest you to know that beginning of this current civilian
government at a working assets capital of USD 3billion and will
definitely gulp more USD 2 billion on the completion of the fifty part. You can
authentically apply for supply if it interest you to be our client with
full guarantee from me.

The money $45.5m has been approved for payment by this company NLNG,
the Federal Ministry of Finance (endorsed by the Accountant General of
the Federation) and to be paid by the Apex bank of Nigeria under
contractnumber,NLAG/FGN/FMF/CBN/B2517/99. As top civil Servants, we are not
authorized to operate foreign bank accounts hence our decision to use
your account in full trust and confidence to transferthis money outside
Nigeria.

We have accepted you as our foreign partner and will regularize and
update the approvals to reflect you as the true beneficiary of the
contract sum USD $45.5m(FORTY FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLAR).Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and
does not require much engagements since we have taken care of the deal in
full capacity.

We have resolved to give you 25% of the total sum for your assistance.
If you are interested in this deal, please, contact me through my
email. Address above for more lively information. Remember to give to me
your phone and fax lines through which l can send you approved documents
for your perusal.

I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you will
understand the confidential nature of this transaction.Please contact me with
this e-mailaddress.ahmed_yusulf@yahoo.com)


Best regards


MR AHMED YUSULF



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