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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:
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• 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.
  • drtonychuwuekeoffice2007@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "drtonychuk@terra.es" <drtonychuk@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 10:40:58 +0100 (MET)
Subject: OFFICIAL REQUEST



DR. TONY CHUKWUEKE
Treasury Controller,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC,
Email: drtonychuwuekeoffice2007@yahoo.com.hk

Dearest Friend,
I am the Treasury Controller, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] and a close associate of the immediate past Minister Of Petroleum Resources. The Minister earlier mandated me to transfer the sum of US$35 Millions Recovered From over-invoiced contracts involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] into several private accounts in Europe and United States . A total sum of US$15,000,000.00 has been transferred before the Emergence of This present Civilian Administration, leaving the balance of US$20,000,000.00. I have made proper Arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance which is retained in A Coded
account of the NNPC with the Central Bank o f Nigeria.

We are Soliciting that you help us To receive the fund in trust! We cannot complete this transaction smoothly without the participation Of a Foreign partner who would provide an account where the funds could be Lodged. Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be remitted to A foreign account whereby the receiver (you) will be officially recognised as the contractor that executed contract for NNPC.

The remittance of the funds requires little documentation. There is no risk involved on your part in this transaction since the Former Minister and I have covered this transaction with adequate contract and External credit documents

from the beginning.
What we require from you by e-mail are via:
{I} Acceptance letter of this offer
{2} Your company name/Address and confidential Telephone and fax numbers
{3} Convincing promise of Honesty, Trustworthiness and Willingness to Abide by the requirements of this proposal, paramount of which is CONFIDENTIALITY.

We have agreed that you will retain 25% of the entire US$20,000,000.00 for your effort in this transaction, 70% for us Here in Nigeria ! And the remaining 5% will be used for defrayal of Incidental cost in the course of this transfer. Please reply urgently by e-mail as we expect that the Transaction will not take more than five working days because all modalities are set to ensure smooth execution of he funds' transfer to your account within one week.

Your Urgent Reply Is Needed Today!
Yours sincerely,
DR. TONY CHUKWUEKE
(Treasury Controller NNPC)
Email: drtonychuwuekeoffice2007@yahoo.com.hk







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