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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us 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)
  • "abuja" (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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348063630973 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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_adisonkrist.nnpc@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Engeneer Adison Krist" <engr_adisonkrist.nnpc@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 06 Nov 2006 18:56:31 +0000
Subject: Treat as Confidential

NATIONAL NIGERIA PETROLUEM COMPANY,
PLOT 56 KARU CRESENT,
ABUJA,ASO ROCK.
NIGERIA
CONTACT:+234-80-63630973
EMAIL: engr_adisonkrist.nnpc@hotmail.com
FROM:DESK OF THE CHAIRMAN AWARD OIL COMMITTEE.
ENGINEER ADISON KRIST

DEAR FRIEND,

I AM ENGINEER ADISON KRIST THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT
AWARD COMMITTEE PETROL NATIONAL NIGERIA PETROLUEM
COMPANY,FEDEARL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. SOMETIME LAST
YEAR, OUR REFINERY WAS GENERALY SERVICED AND MANY
OTHER CONTRACTS WHERE ALSO AWARDED IN THE OIL SECTOR
AFTER AN OUT BREAK OF FIRE.

THERE WAS ASSISTANCE FROM WORLD BANK, I.M.F. AND OTHER
FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS FOR THE REPLACEMENT OF THE
DAMAGED EQUIPMENT AND THE REFINERY AS A WHOLE. DURING
THIS PERIOD, A LOT OF CONTRACT WERE AWAREDED TO SO
MANY INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS. ALL THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTORS HAS JUST RECEIVED THEIR FINAL PHASE OF
THEIR PAYMENT LEAVING A TOTAL SUM OF $30 MILLION USD
FLOATING IN THE FILES OF FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
UNCLAIMED THIS IS AS A RESULT OF THE OVER INVOICING WE
DID DURING THE AWARD OF THE CONTRACT.THIS CONTRACT HAS
BEEN CERTIFIED OKAY;

THIS SUM OF $30 MILLION (THIRTY MILLION US DOLLARS) I
WILL LIKE TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT NOW,WHAT I WANT
YOU TO DO IS TO PROVIED ME YOUR FULL NAME, ADDRESS AND
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER. AS THE CONTRACT AWARD
CHAIRMAN, I WILL PREPARE DOCUMENTS WITH YOUR NAME AS
SUB CONTRACTOR WHO DID THIS JOB. AND THE MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERED IN YOUR COMPANY NAME.IN YOUR ACCOUNT. FOR
YOUR INVOLVEMENT IN THIS TRANSACTION I WILL OFFER YOU
30% OF THE TOTAL MONEY: 10% SET ASIDE FOR
INTERNATIONAL AND LOCAL EXPENCESS AND 60% FOR ME AND
MY GROUP.

MORESO, I WILL COME OVER TO MEET WITH YOU A DAY OR TWO
BEFORE THE ARRIVAL OF THE MONEY IN YOUR ACCOUNT TO
TAKE CARE OF MY SHARE AFTER YOU HAVE TAKING YOUR
COMMISSION OF 30%. IF YOU WILL BE OF ASSISTANCE TO ME
TO HAVE THIS MONEY TRANSFERRED THROUGH YOUR ACCOUNT,
WRITE ME BACK IMMEDIATELY OR YOU CALL ME ON PHONE TO
FEED YOU WITH INFORMATIONS AND MODALITIES FOR THIS
TRANSACTION. NOTE : THIS TRANSACTION IS SMOOTH AND
SECURED AS ALL ARRANGEMENT HAS BEEN FINALISED.

I AWAIT FOR YOUR URGENT RESPONSE. CONTACT ME ON THE
TELEPHONE +234-80-63630973 OR EMAIL ME BACK


FAITHFULLY,

ENGINEER ADISON KRIST

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