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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:
  • "to your nominated bank 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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 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.
  • akande_biodun_deleola@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: ekeh martin <drmartinekeh@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: deleola_akande@inbox.ru
Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2006 13:02:33 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: JOINT VENTURE / PARTNERSHIP.




NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FROM. The Desk OF: DR.MARTIN EKEH
DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION(NNPC).
EMAIL: akande_biodun_deleola@yahoo.co.uk
JOINT VENTURE / PARTNERSHIP.

Compliment of the season. I strongly apologize for this unsolicited mail, but I am constrained by circumstances
surrounding my profession .I have the mandate of my colleagues in office to solicite for your assistance for a deal we want to execute The business involves the remittance of US$18.6M(eighteen million and six hundred thousand United States Dollars) to your bank account from the Central Bank of Nigeria. The money accrued through deliberate over-invoicing of old projects executed for the Government by some foreign firms. I and few officials here have worked out a scheme to benefit us along with any foreign partner who obliges us the materials and channel to push out the fund, our idea being to come over thereafter to share the fund with whoever assist us.
To make things easy and legal, the fund is reflecting in our
records as payable to a foreigner who did a consultancy service job for the ministry during the turn around maintenance of one our petroleum refinery.All necessary and relevant documents will be procured for the release and transfer of the fund into your nominated account
Please get in touch with me immediately through my email akande_biodun_deleola@yahoo.co.uk
and attention the undersigned
.For your participation in realizing this transaction 40% will
be for you,50% for me and other officials and 10% for any
expense we may incur (both parties) during processing for the transfer to your nominated bank account. I am awaiting your response most urgently and is rest assured
that this transaction is 100% risk free, as there is no risk
involved on both sides.Thank you and God bless.
Yours sincerely,
Dr. Olatunbosun Abayomi
assistance contract Awarding Committee (CAC)
THE Nigerian National Petroleum CORPORATION (NNPC).
Lagos - Nigeria
N/B: CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECEIVE THIS MAIL OR
WRITE EMAIL, E-MAIL: akande_biodun_deleola@yahoo.co.uk


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