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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "ben william" <mrbenwilli22@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrben_w@88.am
Date: Tue, 18 Jul 2006 00:02:35 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

MR.BEN WILLIAM
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM AND MINERAL
RESOURCES.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,
LAGOS, NIGERIA
WEST AFRICA.

Dear Friend,

RE:REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE
TRANSFER OF $25,500,000.00(TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED AMERICAN
DOLLARS)INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I,on behalf of my other colleagues from different Federal Government of
Nigeria owned parastatals decided to solicit your assistance as regards the
transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account. This fund arose
from the overinvoicing of various contracts awarded in my parastatal to
certain foreign contractors sometime ago. We as holders of sensitive
positions in our various parastatal, were mandated by the federal government
to scrutinise all payments made to foreign contractors, and discovered that
some of the contracts they executed were grossly over invoiced,either by
omission or commission. Also, we discovered that the sum of
$33,000,000.00(thirty three million American dollars only) was lying ina
suspense account, although the foreign contractors were fully paid their
entitlements after executing the said contracts.


We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred into a bank
account provided by a foreign partner, as the code of conduct of federal
civil does not allow us to operate foreign accounts. However, we have
service suceeded in transferring some of the monies, precisely US$7.5(Seven
million five Hundred American Dollars) into a foreign account in united
State of America,but unfortunately the provider of the account

has severed all forms of communication with us as he has refused to adhere
to our earlier mutual agreement, insisting that the total amount be paid
into his nominated bank account before disbursement will take effect.We are
therefore seeking your assistance based on the balance amount US$25.5M which
can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your nominated bank
account. On successful remittance of the funds into your

account, you will be compensated with 20% of of the amount for your
assistance and services.This transaction is closely knitted and in view of
our sensitive positions we cannot afford a slip.I assure you that this
transaction is 100% risk free.We will avail you with our identities as
regards our respective office when relationship

isfully established and smooth operation commences. I am at yourdisposition
to entertain any questions from you in respect of this transaction,
so,contact me immediately through the above email address for further
information on the requirements and procedure. Please note that this is a
DEAL and confidentiality is of very great importanceb for security reasons.

Please treat with strict confidenlity and utmost urgency.

N.B: Your telephone and fax numbers are needed for easy communication.

Best regards,

MR.BEN WILLIAM
CIVIL SERVANT
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM AND MINERAL
RESOURCES

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