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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)
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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)
• 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.
  • +2348024111493 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: <tonyfrank2@ciudad.com.ar>
Date: Fri, 29 Dec 2006 07:07:17 -0300
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?Details=20of=20the=20transaction?=

Dear Singh,

I received your e-mail with all your concerns. I quite appreciate your willingness to work with me on this transaction,

MY POSITION AS A CIVIL SERVANT HERE IN NIGERIA DOES NOT PERMIT ME TO RUN A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I NEED YOUR INVOLVEMENT AND ALSO ASSIT IN FINANCING THE PROCESSING.THE RATIO OF ITS SHARING IS 60% FOR ME, 40% FOR YOU.

NOTE : This transfer must be done in the mode of a contract payment,this means all due process of contract payment in Nigeria has to be strictly adhered to. You have to come down to Nigeria to sign all the relevant documents in the premisses of the central Bank of Nigeria.

But if you can not come this is were you will assist me financially to hire an attorney who will begin by first incorporating your company here in Nigeria with the corporate affairs commission,as if your company has been existing in Nigeria. He will then proceed to register your company with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C) under category "D".This entitles your company to execute contracts above ten million united states dollars(us$10,000,000.00) with the N.N.P.C. Subsequently, He will file in applications for payment to the respective government ministries concerned with contract payment.

TO COMMENCE THE PROCESSING, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME (A) YOUR FULL NAMES AND COMPANY NAME TO BE INCORPORATED, (B) YOUR BANK ACCOUNT INFORMATION WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO, (C) YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS
Note that these deal is 100% risk free for these you have nothing to be worry about and await your urgent response and if further explanation is needed here is my cell phone number +234-80-24111493

Regards
Engr Tonny Frank
TAKE YOUR TIME & GO THROUGH MY MAIL CAREFULLY ( ENGR TONY FRANK

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