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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:
  • "please endeavor to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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.
  
• 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.
  • frkibeh54@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Frank Ibeh" <frkibeh@latinmail.com>
Date: Mon, 16 Oct 2006 11:56:31 +0200 (CEST)
Subject: BUSINESS LETTER.


HELLO FRIEND,

YOUR PARTNERSHIP IS NEEDED.

THERE IS NO DOUBT THAT THIS MESSAGE WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE SINCE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE IN OUR LIVES,BUT PERMIT ME TO CONTACT YOU VIA THIS MEDIUM FOR AN IMPORTANT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS OFFER.I WAT TO SEE IF CAN RELY ON IN THIS URGENT BUSINESS DEAL WHICH IS ABSOLUTELY RISK-FREE AND WILL BE FINANCIALLY BENEFICIALTO ALL PARTIES CONCERNED ON IT'S CONCLUSION.

MY NAME IS ENGR.FRANK IBEH, THE CURRENT DIRECTOR OF CONTRACT AWARDS IN ONE OF THE LARGEST OIL COMPANIES IN THE COUNTRY,THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION{NNPC},WHICH IS BASED HERE IN LAGOS-NIGERIA.I AM MANDATED BY TWO OTHER COLLEAGUES OF MINE IN MY DEPARTMENT TO SEEK YOUR ASSISTANCE IN RECEIVING THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT FOR US FOR THE PURPOSE OF FOREIGN INVESTMENT VIA YOUR DIRECTION AND GUIDANCE IN YOUR COUNTRY. THIS SUM AROSE AS A RESULT OF SOME OVER-ESTIMATED FOREIGN CONTRACTS AWARDED BETWEEN 2004 AND 2006 TO SOME FOREIGN CONTRACTORS AND THE ACTUAL VALUES HAVE BEEN PAID TO THEIR ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS AND WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS SURPLUS WHICH WE INTEND TO USE IN PRIVATE FOREIGN INVESTMENTS ABROAD.

HOWEVER,WE HAVE SUCCEEDED IN MOVING THIS FUND OUT OF THE COUNTRY TO A FINANCE COMPANY BASED OVERSEAS.AS GOVERNMENT OFFICERS WE ARE TOTALLY PROHIBITED TO OWN OR BANK HUGE SUMS OF MONEY EITHER HERE OR ANYWHERE ELSE UNTIL RETIREMENT,HENCE WE ARE COMPELLED TO SEEK FOR AN INVESTOR FROM OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY WHO CAN ASSIST US CONCLUDE THIS DEAL. THE NEW CIVIL SERVICE CODE OF CONDUCT IS VERY STRICT,HENCE THE NEED TO LOOK FOR A TRUSTWORTHY PERSONALITY TO ENTHRUST THIS MONEY WITH TO ASSIST US IN THE CLAIMS AND SAFE-KEEPING UNTIL WE HAVE RETIRED BY MARCH NEXT YEAR WHEN WE SHALL BE READY TO TRAVEL FOR THE INVESTMENT.WE HAVE AGREED THAT IF YOU ARE READY AND CAPABLE OF ASSISTING US IN THIS BUSINESS,YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO A 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM WHEN YOU HAVE RECEIVED THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR BOTH OF US.YOU SHALL BE REQUIRED TO BANK 60% FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES,WHILE THE REST 10% WILL COVER ANY EXPENSES THAT MAY ARISE DURING THE CLAIMS.

TO BE ABLE TO BEGIN ENTRIES IN YOUR NAME AS OUR PARTNER IS THIS BUSINESS, WE SHALL NEED YOUR TELEPHONE NUMBERS,YOUR NAMES IN FULL,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS AND ANY FORM OF YOUR IDENTIFICATION SO THAT WE CAN SEND YOU FURTHER VITAL DETAILS WHICH YOU MUST HAVE HANDY IN ORDER TO REPRESENT US PROPERLY AND LEGALLY. ALL MODALITIES ARE PUT IN GOOD ORDER FOR A SAFE AND SMOOTH TRANSACTION AND THESE WILL BE SENT TO YOU ON YOUR QUICK REPLY TO THIS CONFIDENTIAL MESSAGE. PLEASE ENDEAVOR TO REPLY TO MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS CONTACT:{ frkibeh54@yahoo.co.uk }, FROM WHERE I CAN FEEL FREE TO SEND YOU THE DOCUMENTS OF PROOF AND FURTHER DETAILS OF THIS TRANSACTION.

WE WISH TO STATE HERE CLEARLY THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK-FREE AND THAT THE BUSINESS SHALL BE HANDLED LEGALLY TO ENSURE THAT ALL PARTIES CONCERNED ARE FREE FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.

YOURS SINCERELY,

ENGR.FRANK IBEH{DIRECTOR}.
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION CONTRACT AWARDS,
OFFICE COMPLEX HEAD-QUARTERS
VICTORIA-ISLAND,LAGOS-NIGERIA.

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