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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)
  • "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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "engr_ibrahim_2" <engr_ibrahim_2@terra.com.mx>
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 16:27:48 -0600
Subject: GOOD DAY


NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION UNIT - (NNPC).


Dear Sir/madam,
Compliment of the season. I am Mr. lbrahim Osuman, the managing director project Implementation clearance Unit-(NNPC). I have the mandate of my colleagues in office to solicit for an assistance (Foreigner) to a deal involving the remittance of US$11.6M (Eleven million six hundred United States Dollars)

The money accrued through deliberate over-invoicing of old projects executed for the Government by some foreign firms, I and some officials here, have worked out a scheme to benefit along with any foreign partner who obliges us a trust and confidence with the materials and channel to push out the fund, To make things easy and legal.
The fund is reflecting in our records here as payable to a foreigner. for your participation in realizing this transaction 30% will be for you, 60% for me and other officials and 10% for any expense we may insure for (both parties) during processing for the transfer in your name, I am awaiting your response most urgently and be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, as there is no risk involved both sides. Please comply according for your urgent assistance, this is my E-mail address:
Yours sincerely,
Mr.lbrahim osuman,

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