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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)
  • "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)
  • "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: "MR JAWAL SADEK" <staceybush@mac.com>
Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2006 18:07:56
Subject: URGENT RESPOND




NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX,
LAGOS,
NIGERIA.

Dear friend,
first I must solicit your confidence in this transaction for this is by
virtue of its nature as being confidential.And I will also asssure you
that all will be well at the end of the day.
We have decided to contact you by email due to the urgency of this
transaction.I want to start by introducing myself properly to you.
I am Mr jawal sadek the chief accountant of the NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I came to know of you in my private
search for a realiable and reputable person to handle this confidential
transaction which involves the transfer of the sum of FORTY EIGHT MILLION
EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS to a foreign account. This
amount was secured from excess oil sales from NIGERIA crude oil. The
sum of $48.8 Billion oil windfall was realized by the nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation for the month of August 2004 . Organistion of
Peroleum Exporting countries(OPEC) crude oil price was peg at $22.00 per
barrell and fortunately for oil producing countries like nigeria, there
was rises in oil price to about $27.00 and $28.00 per barrell and as a
result there was excess oil sales and I believe you would be aware of
this rise in oil price . Out of this $48.8 BILLION excess oil funds,
myself and my colleage because of our position in the Account Department of
the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation divertd the sum of FORTY
EIGHT MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS we want
to transfer into your Account which is the excess CRUDE OIL sales
Account. Please note the reason for the transfer of this fund into
your account will be for a mobilisation fee for a contract that is awarded
to you by my ministry NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. All the
necessary documentation for the approval of this fund into your account
will be taken good care of and this business is 100% risk free as all
the modalities for the smooth transfer of this fund has been concluded
already. My colleages and I have agreed on the following as soon as you
agree to assist.
1) That thirty percent (30%) will be for you for helping us recieve the
fund.
2) That ten percent (10%) will be mapped out for reimburesment of any
expenses incured by the two parties ( your party and my party) during
the tranfer of this fund into your account.
3) that the rest will be left for us in your account for sometime
before any of us will be able to get to you for withdrawal.
You are urgently required to send me your opinion on this and Your
reply will enable me give you my private telephone line and for
security reasons I will not give you my office telephone line.
yours sincerely,

MR JAWAL SADEK.

ACCOUNTS DEPT.
NNPC LAGOS DISTRICT.
NIGERIA.

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