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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • abdulmustapha02@zipmail.com.br (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: abdul_mustapha01@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 10 Aug 2006 03:02:22 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Urgent?=

FEDERAL CONTRACT REVIEW / AUDIT COMMITTEE
HEAD QUARTERS LAGOS-NIGERIA,
FROM THE DESK OF: DR ABDUL MUSTAPHA.

ATTN: MANAGING DIRECTOR,

TRANSFER OF US$25,500,000.00 (TWENTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) CONTRACT DEBT.

I AM EXTENDING THIS PROPOSAL TO YOU IN MY CAPACITY AS AN ACCOUNTANT AND
CHIEF OF THE REVIEW / AUDIT COMMITTEE SCRUTINISING ALL RECORDS COVERING

EXECUTED CONTRACTS AWAREDED BY PAST MILITARY GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA.

MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE DISCOVERED A FLOATING AMOUNT OF (US$25.5M) WITHOUT
A CLEAR BENEFICIARY, OWING TO A DELIBERATE ACT OF OVER-INVOICING AND ILLEGAL
INFLATION OF CONTRACT VALUE BY CORRUPT GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS.

THIS MONEY HAVE ALREADY BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT BY NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUMCORPORATION
(NNPC) AND IT IS SECURED UNDER CONTRACT N0.FGN/NNPC/029961/CB/98.

AS TOP CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE NOT AUTHORISED TO OPERATE FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNTS
AND THIS IS WHY WE WANT TO USE YOUR BANK ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THIS MONEY
OUTSIDE NIGERIA. WE HAVE ACCEPTED YOU AS OUR FOREIGN PARTNER AND WILL REGULARISE
THE APPROVALS TO REFLECT YOU AS THE TRUE BENEFICIARY UNDER THE CONTRACT.

WE HAVE SET IN MOTION THE MACHINERY FOR THE TAKE-OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION
AND FURTHER ACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY WE HEAR FROMYOU.

WE AGREED THAT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU SHALL
BE ENTITLED TO 30%, THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED SHALL TAKE 70%, THE NATURE
OF YOUR BUSINESS IS NOT PARTICULARLY RELEVANT FOR THESUCCESS OF THIS TRANSACTION.

ALL WE REQUEST IS YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CO-OPERATE. ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS
HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO ENSURE A NON-RISK SITUATION ON THE SIDE OF BOTH PARTIES.

PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS DEAL CAN ONLY TAKE PLACE ON THE FOLLOWING;

CONDITIONS:

1 YOU WILL PROVIDE THE NAME OF YOUR BANK
2 YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBERS/ACCOUNT NAME WHERE THIS MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERED
INTO, THESE BANKING INFORMATIONS WILL ENABLE US SUBMIT APPLICATION OF CLAIMS
FOR THE RELEASE OF THIS FUND FROM THE CONCERNED DEPARTMENTS.

3 THE TRANSACTION SHOULD BE TREATED WITH UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY AND SECERITY
CONSIDERING THE CALIBRE OF PEOPLE INVLOVED.

4 ASSURANCE THAT OUR SHARE WILL BE GIVEN TO US WHEN WE DEMIND FOR OUR OWN
SHARE.

5 YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASIER COMMUNICATIONS, IF YOU ARE
INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL, PLEASE CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY YOU RECEIVE THIS
MAIL FOR MORE INFORMATIONS, THIS TRANSACTION WILL TAKE AT LEAST (7)WORKING
DAYS TO CONCLUDE WITH YOUR MAXIMUM CO-OPERATION.

PLEASE TREAT THIS WITH THE STRICT CONFIDENTIALITY IT DESERVES, AS I AWAITS
FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE.
TRULY YOURS,

DR ABDUL MUSTAPHA
TEL,234-803-376-78-10
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL ADDRESS(abdulmustapha02@zipmail.com.br)

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