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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Mr Frank <frank_odafe15@virgilio.it>
Reply-To: frank_odafe2@myway.com
Date: Tue, 7 Nov 2006 02:03:59 +0100 (GMT+01:00)
Subject:

PLEASE REPLY IMMEDIATELY!!!
Mime-Version: 1.0
Content-Type: text/plain;charset="UTF-8"
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit
X-Originating-IP: 80.89.176.36

FROM THE DESK OF ENGR FRANK ODAFE,
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION(NNPC)
LAGOS-NIGERIA
TEL:234-3654757

DEAR
FRIEND,
MAY THE GOOD TIDE OF OUR LORD BE WITH YOU.I'M ENGR FRANK ODAFE,I'M THE
DIRECTOR OF PROCUREMENT AND UTILITIES WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASSIGNED ME TO SEEK F0R
ASSISTANCE OF A RELIABLE FOREIGN COMPANY OR AN INDIVIDUAL THROUGH WHOM
WE CAN TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$13.7M(THIRTEEN MILLION,SEVEN HUNDRED
THOUSAND US DOLLARS)WHICH AROSE FROM THE DELIBRATE OVER-INVOICING OF
SOME CONTRACT AWARDED BY THE CORPORATION IN THE TWILIGHT OF THE LAST
MILITARY REGIME.HOWEVER,THE CURRENT FAVOURABLE POLITICAL/ECONOMIC
CLIMATE IN THE COUNTRY SINCE THE HAND OVER FROM MILITARY TO
DEMOCRATICALLY ELECTED GOVERNMENT NOW PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS
MONEY TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTRY.
WE HAVE SET IN MOTION THE
MACHINERY FOR THE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION AND FURTHER ACTION WILL
COMMENCED IMMEDIATELY WE HEAR FROM YOU.WE HAVE AGREED THAT AFTER THE
TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.YOU SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 30%,MY
COLLEAGUES AND I SHALL HAVE 70% TO OURSELVES.
PLEASE,ON THE
RECIEPT OF THIS PROPOSAL,YOU ARE REQUESTED TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING
DATAS TO ENABLE US COMMENCE WITH THE NECESSARY
DOCUMENTATIONS.
1. YOUR
FULL NAME AND CONTACT ADDRESS
2. YOUR COMPANY'S NAME ADDRESS(IF ANY)
3. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
4. YOUR AGE,OCCUPATION AND
COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE

PLEASE NOTE THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS
IS NOT PARTICULARLY RELEVANT FOR THE SUCCESSFUL EXECUTION OF THIS
TRANSACTION.ALL WE REQUIRE OF YOU IS YOUR WILLINGNESS TO CO-OPERATE AND
ASSURANCE THAT OUR OWN SHARE SHALL BE GIVEN TO US AFTER THE FUND IS
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN
TO ENSURE A HITCH-FREE TRANSFER OF THE FUND.I WILL APPRECIATE YOUR
PROMPT RESPONSE IN RESPECT OF THIS PROPOSAL AND PLS DO FEEL FREE TO ASK
ANY QUESTION AT ANY TIME AND I WILL BE READY TO OFFER ANY FURTHER
INFORMATION.
BEST REGARDS,
ENGR.FRANK ODAFE.

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