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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)
  • "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)
  • "confidentiality of this transaction" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "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.
  • musa_adams12@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Musa Adams" <musa_adaams219@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: musa_adams12@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 08 Nov 2006 06:58:24 +0000
Subject: GOOODDAY SIR / MADAM (PARTNERSHIP PROPOSAL)

FROM THE DESK OF DR MUSA ADAMS,
PETROLEUM TRUST FUND OFFICE
CONTRACT AWARD DEPARTMENT
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
ALTERNATIVE:musa_adams12@yahoo.com

Dear Sir / Madam,
    
     I am DR MUSA ADAMS, Chairman Contract Award Committee for the petroleum special trust fund.I know this letter will come to you as a surprise since you do not know me in person please bear with me.We are in search for a reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the sum of US$25m (Twenty- five Million United States Dollars Only)This fund originated from some contracts we executed for the petroleum trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations of oil-pipeline to Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries by two japanese contractors.
 
This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the contractors from japan who executed these contracts leaving behind US$25M (Twenty Five Million United state dollars) we deliberately over-invoiced/commission for we the committee members to benefit In view of this, two of my colleagues have mandated me to look for a foreign partner abroad who will receive this fund as a contract payment for mutual benefits which means that you will provide us with any account of your choice we can lodge these fund immediately.
 
DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS: 30% of the total sum will be your share for providing us an account While 65% will be for me and my colleagues of the PTF 5% will be an outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses during he transfer of fund by both parties I will be visiting your country upon your confirmation in receipt of fund into your nominated account to know you better and discuss investment or importation of goods to African markets.
 
WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE AS ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT TO SEE THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN YOUR COUNTRY WHAT MATTERS IS HONESTY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS TRANSACTION ON YOUR SIDE.
 
If this proposal do interests you, please reply me through my private email(musa_adams12@yahoo.com) and do not hesitate to email me as a matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can call you for more details for your understanding.
 
Best Regards
DR MUSA ADAMS,
Chairman Contract Award Committee Petroleum Special Trust Fund.

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