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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:
  • "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)
  • "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.
  • engr_02salisu@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "salisu gambo" <nig_060pet_devp@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 10:34:19 +0100
Subject: i need your assistant

ENGR SALISU GAMBO
NIGERIAN PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY(NPDC)
KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS.

Attn:

Dear ,sir

Your contact was made available by the corporate affairs department of our
trade ministry. I am glad to introduce this transaction to you hoping that
you will love to partake in it and jointly accomplish same with us to our
mutual benefits.

I am the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (SERVICES)NIGERIAN PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
(NPDC). During a recent review, we discovered that the sum of SIXTY FIVE
MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS (US$65,000,000.00) is floating in a suspense
account at our Apex Bank as a result of over invoiced contracts already
executed.

I and my colleagues have therefore resolved to avail this rare opportunity
to our advantage and consequently have perfected a risk free scheme to
transfer this fund abroad. But as civil servants, we cannot operate foreign
account, therefore we need somebody who can provide an enabling offshore
account to facilitate the transfer of the funds.

We are therefore seeking your assistance and permission to remit this amount
into your account. Your commission will be 25% of the total sum, 5% has been
set aside for reimbursing cost of expenses during the course of transaction
and the balance of 70% is for me and my colleagues.

Could you please notify me of your acceptance to carry out this transaction
through the email below engr_02salisu@yahoo.com . I shall in turn inform you
of the modalities for a formal application to secure the necessary approvals
of the immediate release of this fund into your account.



Thanks for your co-operation.
Yours faithfully,
Engr Salisu gambo

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