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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 united states 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)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • drwilliamsad@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Williams Ade" <dr.willi.6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: drwilliamsad@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 16 Dec 2006 09:31:08 -0800
Subject: FROM:Dr Williams Ade GET BACK TO ME

FROM: Dr Williams Ade Chief Financial Director
Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC)
Abuja - Nigeria
Email: drwilliamsad@yahoo.com

I am Dr Wiliians Ade, a financial director working with Independent National
Electorial Commission (INEC). My Agency is in charge of conducting all
elections in my country Nigeria and by the virtue of my unique position in
office as the Chief financial director, I was levated by the commission to
be the chairman of Foreign Contract Tender Board Committee whose
responsibility is to award and supervise foreign contract to ensure itis
executed promptly.

Consequently, I the chairman of the tender board committee in collaboration
with two other top committee members over-invoice certain contract for the
supply of electoral equipments useing for the elections comeing up on April
(2007).The initial cost of the contract was pegged at Two Hundred and fifty
Million United States Dollars (US$250M) after the feasibility study.

While submitting my report to the office of the presidency for final
approval, we deliberately inflated the cost to an excess amount of Twenty
Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand nited States Dollars (US$28.5M) making
the cost to be Two Hundred and Seventy Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand
United States Dollars (US$278.5M). These said funds is lying unclaimed in my
organization's suspense account with the Central Bank of Nigeria. Be
informed that the contract has been fully executed and the contractors aid
in full.

We are therefore seeking your assistance and permission to remit this amount
into your account. Your commission will be 20% of the total sum, 10% has
been set aside for the defray of expenses incured during the course of
transaction and the balance of 70% is for my colleagues and I.

My colleagues and I have decided that if you/your Company can stand as the
beneficiary of these funds on our behalf, you/your company will retain 20%
of the total amount (US$28.5Million) while 75% will be for us (officials)
and the remaining 5% will be used in offsetting all debts/expenses incurred
during this transfer. We have decided that this transaction can only proceed
under the following condition.
(a) Our conviction of your transparent honesty and that you treat this
transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. (b) That upon Receipt
of the funds you will release the funds as
instructed by us after you've removed your share of 20%.
I will bring you into the complete picture of this transaction when I've
heard from you.

Your urgent response will be highly appreciated as we are already behind
schedule.

Please do be informed that this business transaction is 100% legal and
completely free from drug or money laundering.
Only trust can make the reality of this transaction.
Best regards,

Dr Williams Ade
PLEASE,CONTACT ME THROUGH THE ABOVE EMAIL ADDRESS.

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