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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:
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  • frankigwe20006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "frank igwe" <frankigwe999@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankigwe20006@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 16 Nov 2006 12:05:46 +0100
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Date: Sat, 19 Aug 2006 00:59:24 +0100
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH & SOCIAL
SERVICE LAGOS - NIGERIA.

Attention Sir,

For your assistance please. We write to solicit for your assistance for this
transaction believing that you will treat this with utmost confidence, and
excuse me for the embarrassment this letter might cause you as we have not
met or known each other before.

I have the mandate of my colleagues in my office to solicit for your
assistance for a business/deal we want to execute with you. My ministry,
Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services {FMHSS} awarded contract of
(US$ 115,800,000.00) to a foreign firm.For the supply and installation of
Scan Machines, x-ray machines, E.C.G. Machines, Fetus Heart and Fasting
Blood Sugar Machines for University Teaching Hospitals all over the
Federation.

I and other members of my department (contract award committee), on cause of
writing the contract were able to over-invoice the contract sum to the tone
of (143,300,000.00). And it might also interest you to know that the
original contractors, who executed the contract, have been paid their
contract amount on completion of the contract.Now we are left with the
over-invoiced sum of (27,500,000.00) for our mutual benefit. All
arrangements have been concluded on how this money
will be moved. Our constraints lie on the fact that we required a foreign
firm or individual bank account where this money will be paid into; whose
owner will be portrayed as the beneficiary of the contract fund. In fact
this is why I am writing you this letter seeking for your assistance.
Note: there is no risk involved as we have taken care, loop holes covered.

As civil servants, we are aware that some financial assistance will be
required to effect the success of this money transfer. For this reason we
have generally agreed to compensate you with 35% of the total sum While the
balance of 65% of the money will be for me and my colleagues.
It is important I mention that the officials involved in this transaction
are top government functionaries who have put in years of service to this
Country. For the maintenance of personal integrity and prestige of
allpersons involved in this transaction, you are implored to exhibit
utmost secrecy throughout the duration of this deal. You are strongly
advised to avoid discussing this transaction with a third party as that
could jeopardize the success of this transaction.

You may open a separate bank account in any country of your choice for this
purpose if you wish. Meanwhile all arrangements for this transfer to be
concluded have been properly organized and further action awaits your
response to this request.
Best Regards,

Frank Igwe.

Reply-To: frankigwe20006@yahoo.co.uk

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