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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 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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "vincent pam" <vincentpam36@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: vincentpam@myway.com
Date: Tue, 19 Dec 2006 12:05:53 +0000
Subject: Urgent Business Relationship

From: Mr.Vincent Pam



Urgent Business Relationship

Attention.

My name is Mr.Vincent Pam, a procurement accountant with the NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC,) Federal Republic of Nigeria and a
member ofcontract tender board (CTB) of the above named corporation.

I CAME TO KNOW Your esteemed address in my private search for a reliable
and reputable person or for a reliable individual company who can handle a
strictly confidential transaction which involves the transfer of a
reasonable sum of money to foreign account.

This money amount to a total OF TWENTY Million United States Dollars
(US$20,000,000.00) only, already extracted from various contracts awarded by
the contract tenders board, as a result over invoicing by the concerned
officials has been draft to represent final payment for a contract that has
been executed to the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC),some
years back. The money is now floating in the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN)
awaiting claim by a foreign partner whose status we now want you to
assume.Now is the optimum period to consumate this transaction following the
presidential directive to all corporations to pay off all foreign debts. I
therefore, seek for your assistance to remit this money into your personal
or company's account. In my last meeting with other officials involved, it
was unanimously agreed that 20% of the total sum will be given to you, 75%
will be for me and my colleagues,while 5% will be used to reimburse the
expenses that may be incurred in the process of the transfer.

I assure you that the transaction is 100% risk free as we have concluded
every arrangement to protect the interest of every one involved, likewise
all modalities for the successful transfer of this money have been worked
out with the federal Ministry of Finance and the Central Bank of Nigeria to
facilitate the remittance of the money to your designated account.

If this business proposal interests you, kindly send a letter of willingness
through the E-MAIL ADDRESS for the immediate commencement of remittance,
this will enable me furnish you with detail information.

However, I would want to believe that you are honest enough and will not
raise any misgiving attitude in any aspect of the transaction, so as to
tarnish the confidence reposed on these officers by the nations financial
house.

Meanwhile, you immediate response will be highly appreciated.

Please treat this information as confidential.

Regards.

Mr.Vincent Pam

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