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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "inheritance funds" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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 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.
  • nnpc_payment_department@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Sam Aluko" <samaluko97@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: nnpc_payment_department@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sun, 12 Nov 2006 13:27:42 +0000
Subject: Inheritance Payment Notification Letter.

FROM: MR SAM ALUKO, (DIRECTOR)
CONTRACT AWARD AND PAYMENT DEPARTMENT (NNPC).
Add: NNPC CORPORATE HEADQUARTER, GARKI-ABUJA.
Attn: President/MD..
Date 12th Nov. 2006.

Dear Sir/Madam,

YOUR CONTRACT REF#: NNPC/FGN/PH-KADREF/92:

After the deliberation of the board of Directors of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation and members of Presidential Committee on Contract
Payment. It was conclusively agreed by the Presidency which they instructed
to release payment to all Next of Kin to our Subcontractors who have not
received their contract payment before her demise.
From the file of our bona-fide subcontractors your name/company was discover
being NEXT OF KIN to one of deceased who have not received his contract
payment. And according to the Will of the beneficiary, stated that upon his
demise that his contract payment should be release to you being NEXT OF KIN.
I wish to inform you that your inheritance payment have being processed and
will be release to you upon receipt of this payment notification letter.
Also note from the record of our outstanding sub-contractors’ which we have,
your inheritance payment is US$16.5Million. And your funds shall be release
to you through our Apex Bank by telegraphic transfer to your account.
Please re-confirm to me the following information as stated below on your
returning this mail to us.

1) Your Full Name:
2) Phone, Fax, Mobile Numbers
3) Profession, age and marital status.
4) Company Name, Position and Address.

Please kindly contact The Contract Department of N.N.P.C. through their
direct alternative E-mail /Telephone for your inheritance payment details
once you receive this mail, which would enable the released of your
inheritance funds to your without any delay.

BEST REAGRDS.
MR SAM ALUKO (DIRECTOR).
CONTRACT AWARD AND PAYMENT DEPARTMENT OF NNPC.
NNPC HEADQUARTER- GARKI, ABUJA.
Email:nnpc_payment_department@yahoo.co.uk

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