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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:
  • "huge sum of money" (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)
  • "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.
  • nkechi77@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "sambello osiege" <77@myway.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: nkechi77@myway.com
Date: Sun, 16 Jul 2006 01:18:00 +0100
Subject: Re: GOOD DAY AND A GOODNEWS








I am sambello osiege
from Port Harcourt in River State of Nigeria. I am the Chief Account officer of Niger Delta Development Commission of Nigeria (NDDC) custodian of the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas project (NLNG). I obtained your contact through a reliable source of business information here in my country.
Very recently, we helped a multi-national firm to secure a contract worth hundreds of million on energy and environment involving our Commission. Consequently, the firm reciprocated by offering us some commission in the sum of $19.3million US dollars. This $19.3million US dollars has
been retained at source with a prime bank used by the government for making payment of the due contract value to the Contractors. In view of the fact that we are still under the services of a government agency, it will raise eyebrows if such huge sum of money is lodged in with any of
our local banks in my name. Therefore, we consider transferring the fund overseas for safekeeping and for purposes of taking strategic investment and enjoying a stable growth of profits in your economy since it could be regarded as one of the biggest in the world. If not the biggest.

With my experience in accounts, I realize that it would be difficult to accomplish this aim without involving a foreign partner. This has prompted my colleague and I to seek your confidence to entrust this money in your care. We know that you are a total stranger to us but we believe in opening new avenues. We need somebody we can confide in and with whom we can do future businesses. Opportunities abound in our Commission because it was set about some few years ago. This transaction is intended to be of our mutual benefit. Therefore, you will retain 15% of the total consideration. You will assist us to invest and manage 80% until when we are privileged to take over after retirement in a few months time from now. The remaining 5% is meant for the expenditure incur in the course of this transaction. But as soon as the funds are in your possession, all necessary agreements will be drown between us for purposes of clarifications and understa!
nding. We are hopeful to complete this transaction within 14 working days from when we receive your consent and indication to work with us on this matter. While we hope that at all reasonable times, you will send us your confidential phone numbers and fax numbers, we assure you that we will handle this transaction in harmony with your reputation and shall keep your association with us in strict confidence.

To accord this transaction the legality it deserves and for mutual security of the funds,the whole approval procedures will officially and legally be processed with your name or the name of any company you may nominate as the bonefide beneficiary. Once more I want you to understand
that having put in over twenty five years in the civil service of my country,I am averse to having my image and career dented.This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy and urgency It deserves.
Kindly expedite action, as we are behind schedule, to enable us include this transfer in the first batch which would constitute the second quarter payments for the 2006 financial year.

All necessary detailed information regarding this transaction will be forwarded to you as soon as I hear from you. Please signify your intention to assist as soon as you receive this message and also you can reply me with this my alternative email address:nkechi77@myway.com
Thank you for the kind attention and please, give my regards to your family.

Thanks and God Bless.


sambello osiege
Alternative email address:nkechi77@myway.com

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