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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:
  • "with absolute secrecy" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  
• 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.
  • +2348060876394 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • accountantgeneral_cbn_nig@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: patricia@patriciasmith76.orangehome.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Nov 2006 18:43:48 +0100 (CET)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


FROM: Dr,Mrs.Patricia Smith
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION (NNPC) LAGOS NIGERIA.
please reply to (accountantgeneral_cbn_nig@yahoo.com)
Phone Number:234-8060876394
Dear sir,
URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
It is with trust and confidence that I write to make this urgent and important business proposal to you.
I am a senior accountant with Nigeria Petroleum Cooperation (NNPC) here in Lagos Nigeria.
The proposal of this letter is to seek for your urgent assistance in securing the worth of an already executed remunerated contract number NNPC/PED/1440/LAGREF/2001, executed to the NNPC by foreign contractors and the contract sum was deliberately over invoiced (inflated contract value) to the tune of thirty-five million, five hundred thousand United State dollars ($35,500.00m) only.
The original contractor has been paid following the completion and commissioning of the various contracts and they are unaware of the over invoiced. Presently, these fund has been approve for payment but still floating in the central bank of Nigeria (CBN) suspense account awaiting activation.
However, since the initial contracts were executed by foreign firms, only a foreign firm can also make claims or act as a beneficiary for the purpose of transferring this money out of Nigeria.
I and my colleagues agreed together to contact you for urgent assistance. We are in control of all the procedures and we have capability to manipulate any kind of difficulties we may come across during the transaction.
Your assistance will be needed for two main reasons:
(A) As senior government employee, we are not permitted by the Nigerian law to operate foreign accounts.
(B) You will assist us to arrange on investment potentials and prospects in your country in order to enable us reduce part of the fund back to our country.
I and my colleagues also have agreed unanimously to compensate you with 30% of the total sum if you assist us to transfer this money in your nominated bank account, 10% will be set aside to offset incidental expenses that might be incurred either of us in the cause of effecting this transfer.
The remaining 60% shall be our share. All necessary arrangement require for a speedy conclusion of this transaction have been put in place with top officials of the Nigerian Federal Ministry of finance and the central bank of Nigeria to enable us conclude the whole transaction within 21 working days.
What is required from you is (1) Your Bank details to be used (where this fund should be remitted).
(2) The name of the company to be used as beneficiary must be very reliable.
(3) Your private phone and fax number for easy communication.
The nature of your company’s business is irrelevant to this transaction.
It is also very important to inform you that this transaction and information shall be handled with absolute secrecy and confidentiality, because this deal involves some high ranking Nigerian Government officials who would not to be involved/mentioned in any form of scandal, should this deal be made open/exposed.
We shall appreciate your acceptance to assist us to conclude this transaction in no distant time. With best regard and God bless.
Private Email:accountantgeneral_cbn_nig@yahoo.com
Thanks for your cooperation.
Dr,Mrs.Patricia Smith

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