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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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 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.
  • godwinpaul20002@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paul godwin" <godwinpaul4@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: godwinpaul20002@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 29 Nov 2006 10:46:19 +0100
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECT SIR

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOREIGN PAYMENT CENTRE FEDERAL SECRETARIAT,
P.O. Box 1758, LAGOS-NIGERIA

ATTN: CEO/MD,

I AM DR.GODWIN PAUL, AN ACCOUNTANT AND A MEMBER OF PROJECT/CONTRACT AWARD
COMMITTEE IN NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I GOT TO KNOW
YOU AND YOUR ADDRESS FROM OUR CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY

DIRECTORY AND SUBSEQUENT WISH TO INVOLVE YOU IN OUR BUSINESS BY TRANSFERRING
INTO YOUR ACCOUNT THE MONEY WHICH WE NOW HAVE IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) AND THE AMOUNT IS US$25,000,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS. HOW WE GOT THIS
MONEY (THE BUSINESS) WE ARE THREE OFFICIALS OF THE N.N.P.C WHO ARE IN CHARGE
OF THE PROJECT AND CONTRACT AWARD IN 1998 WE AWARDED TO FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR.(SNAMPROGETTI INCORPORATION) FOR THE SUPPLY OF PETROCHEMICAL
AND PIPLINE EQUIPMENT,270,000 BPSD

POLYPROPYLENE AND INSTALLATION OF 500.00'MONAX AXIAL FLOW TURBINE FOR PORT
HARCOURT OIL REFINERY.

WE HAVE INFLATED THE COST OF THESE CONTRACT AND BY SO DOING WE GOT VALUE OF
US$25,000,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS WE HAVE ALSO SUCCESSFULLY DOCUMENTED
THIS AMOUNT UNDER THE CONTRACT AWARD NUMBER F.G.N./N.N.P.C/02299C:B/98 THE
GOVERNMENT AND ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE RECEIVED THEIR WORK VALUE.I, AND MY
OFFICIALS IN THE SAID CORPORATION N.N.P.C HAVE COHERENTLY AGREED WITH THE
OFFICIALS OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA
(CBN) TO REMIT THIS INFLATED MONEY INTO ANY RELIABLE INDIVIDUAL OR COMPANYS
ACCOUNT OVERSEAS WHO HAS TO POSE AND CONFIDENTLY OBTAIN THE MONEY ON OUR
BEHALF.WE NEED A HONEST AND TRUSTED PERSON OR COMPANY,WHOSE ACCOUNT WE CAN
REMIT THIS AMOUNT TOTALING US$25,000,000.00 MILLION US DOLLARS.WE NEED YOUR
BANKING PARTICULARS FOR THE IMMEDIATE REMITTANCE OF THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.

(A). THE NAME OF BANK AND THE ADDRESS.
(B). ACCOUNT NUMBER AND THE BENEFICIARY NAME.
(C). YOUR PERSONAL PHONE AND FAX NUMBER.

THE CONTRACTORS HAVE CLAIMED THEIR OWN MONEY.AS YOU SHOULD KNOW THIS IS A
DEAL SO WE CAN NOT COME OUT OPENLY TO CLAIM THIS MONEY DIRECTLY.AND
MOREOVER, WE AS CIVIL ERVANTS, CANNOT TAKE CONTRACT NOR OPERATE FOREIGN
ACCOUNT.THIS IS WHY WE WRITE YOU TO ASSIST US TO REMIT THIS MONEY INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT AFTER WHICH, WE SHALL MEET TO SHARE THE MONEY WITH YOU.

YOU ARE TO RETAIN 30% OF THE TOTAL SUM TO BE REMITTED AND 65% WILL BE FOR
US AND 5% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR EXPENSES THAT WILL BE INCURRED IN THE
COURSE OF THIS BUSINESS.YOU ARE REQUIRED TO SEND US A REPLY IMMEDIATELY YOU
RECEIVE THIS INTERESTING BUSINESS TRANSACTION.REPLY TO MY BELOW EMAIL
ADDRESS: {godwinpaul20002@yahoo.com
WE NEED YOUR URGENT REPLY.


YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.GODWIN PAUL.

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