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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:
  • "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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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.
  • +2348022748521 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "martin mase" <mmasem27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: martinmaes88@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 23 Nov 2006 01:21:49 +0100
Subject: FROM:DR.MARTIN MASE.

FROM:DR.MARTIN MASE.
CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD DEPT NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC)
LAGOS - NIGERIA
CELL PHONE: 234-8022748521

GOOD DAY

REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF THE
TRANSFER OF US$40,000.000,00 (FORITY MILLION U.S DOLLARS ONLY).

I fervently pray that this letter soliciting for your kind assistance will
not cause any embarrassment to you. I am aware that we have never seen each
other before, neither have we exchanged any form of formal contact or
correspondence before. I am also, aware that this world is full of dishonest
people but I sincerely hope that my humble letter will touch your kind heart
to assist us and give us the opportunity of being future inseparable.

I, on behalf of my other colleague in the office (NNPC) have decided to
solicit your assistance as regards to the transfer of the above stated
amount into your bank account. This fund arose from the over-invoicing of
various contracts awarded in my parastatal to certain foreign contractors
sometime ago.We as holders of official position in our various parastatals,
were mandated by this new civilian government to scrutinize all payments
made to certain foreign contractors, and we discovered that some of these
contracts executed were grossly over-invoiced, either by omission or
commission.

Also, we discovered that the sum of $40.000.000,00.(Fority million US
Dollars) was lying in a suspense account, although the foreign contractors
were fully paid their contract entitlements after executing the said
contracts.

We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount will be transferred (for our
own use) into a bank account provided by a foreignpartner, as the code of
conduct of the Federal civil service does not allow us to operate with
foreign accounts. We are therefore seeking for your assistance based on the
agreement been made within our selves the documents of this fund will be
speedily processed for immediate remittance of the fund into your bank
account.On successful remittance of the fund into your account, you will be
compensated with 30% of the total amount for assistance while 70% is for me
and my colleague.

We will avail you with our identities as regards our respective offices when
relationship is fully established and smooth operation commences. we are at
your disposition to entertain any question from you in respect of this
transaction, so, contact me immediately through my e-mail or the above
telephone numbers for further information on the requirements and procedure.

Please, note that this DealL needs utmost confidentiality.

Yours faithfully,

DR.MARTIN MASE

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