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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "keep it confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
• 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.
  • jeffbriggs@latinmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "jeff briggs" <zjeff_briggs16@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: jeffbriggs@latinmail.com
Date: Sun, 24 Dec 2006 09:24:38 +0100
Subject: YOUR COOPERATION IS HIGHLY NEEDE PLEASE!!!

URGENT BUSINESS OFFER

ENGR.JEFF BAYO BRIGGS,
DEPARTMENT OF ACCOUNTS AND BUDGET,
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.


Dear Friend,

It is my great pleasure in writing you this letter on behalf of my
colleagues. I have decided to seek a confidential co-operation with you in
the execution of the deal described hereunder for the benefit of all parties
and hope you will keep it confidential because of the nature of this
business.

Within the Department of Account and Budget where I work as a Director of
Audit and Project Implementation and with the co-operation of two other top
officials, we have in our possession as overdue payment in Dollar funds.

The said funds represent certain percentage of the total contract value
executed on behalf of my Department by a foreign contracting firm which we
the officials over-invoiced to the amount of US$14.700,000.00(Fourteen
Million Seven Hundred Thousand US Dollars) Though the actual contract cost
has been paid to the original contractor, leaving the excess balance
unclaimed.

Since the present elected Government is determined to pay foreign
contractors all debts owed so as to maintain good relationship with foreign
government and non-government agencies, we include our bills for approvals
with the Department of Finance and the Apex Bank (CBN). We are seeking your
assistance to front as beneficiary of the unclaimed funds, since we are not
allowed to operate foreign accounts.Details and change of beneficiary
information upon application for claim to reflect payment and approvals will
be secured on behalf of you/your company.

I have the authority of my partners involved to propose that should you be
willing to assist us in this transaction your share as compensation will be
25% while my colleagues and I receive 65% and the balance of 10% will be
for taxation and miscellaneous expenses incurred by both sides.

The business itself is 100% safe and secure, provided you treat it with
utmost confidentiality.It does not matter whether you/your company does
contract projects as a transfer of powers will be secured in favour of
you/your company. Also your area of specialization is not a hindrance to the
successful execution of this transaction. I have reposed my confidence in
you and hope that you will not disappoint me.Kindly notify me and reply to
my secured email address: jeffbriggs@latinmail.com

for further details upon your acceptance of this proposal.Thanks for your
co-operation.

Best Regards,
ENGR.JEFF BRIGGS.

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