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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (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)
• 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.
  • sam_okeke@yahoo.fr

Fraud email example:

From: "dr_samokeke@terra.es" <dr_samokeke@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 23:38:05 +0100 (MET)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANT







DEAR SIR,
IAM THE FINANCIAL CONTROLLER OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPATION (NNPC) AND BY VIRTURE I DIRECTOR IN THE NNPC NIGERIA, I GOT YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS FROM AN ASSOCIATE WORKING WITH THE NIGERIA EXPORT PROMOTION COUNCIL AND I DECIDED TO PROPOSE TO YOU THIS BUSINESS IN STRICT CONFIDENCE.

PURPOSE: ON BEHALF OF MYSELF AND MY COLLEAGUES WHO ARE MINISTERIAL OFFICIALS AND THE OTHER OFFICERS INCHARGE OF OFF-SHORE REMITTANCE IN THIS CORPORATION. WE FOR THE TRANSFER OF TWENTY MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ($20M) TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR FURTHER PRIVATE INVESTMENT PURPOSE.

HENCE OUR REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE. SOURCE OF FUND: THIS AMOUNT TO BE TRANSFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT ACCURED FROM OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT AMOUNT FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF OIL REFINERY SUB-STATIONS IN NIGERIA REPUBLIC (NORTHERN REGION) IN 1999 TO EXPERAITE COMPANIES.


THE CONTRACT WHICH WAS ORIGINALLY VALUED FOR ONE HUDRED AND FOUR MILLION U.S. DOLLARS WAS MANIPULATED TO READ ONE HUNDRED AND THIRTY MILLION DOLLARS. THE EXTRA $20 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS IS WHAT WE WANT TO TRANSFER TO YOUR ACCOUNT. THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY EXECUTED AND THE CONTRACTORS HAVE BEEN PAID ALL THEIR CONTRACT BILLS REMAINING $20 MILLION U.S. DOLLARS.REQUIREMENT:

WHAT EXPECT FROM YOU YOUR URGENT REPLY: (A) YOUR NAME AND CONTRACT ADDRESS, YOUR PHONE AND FAX UNMBER, FOR EASY COMMUNICATION.

(B) THE NAME OF YOUR BANK, PHONE AND FAX UNMBER, AND YOUR BANK ACCOUNT UNMBER FOR SUBMISSION TO THE MINISTRIES AS TO WHERE THE MONEY WILL BE LOGED. (C) YOU SHALL ARRANGE FOR US TO MEET WITH YOU IMMEIATELLY AFTER WE SECURE THE GOVERNMENT APPROVAL FOR THE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS. DISBURSEMENT : WE HAVE RESOLVED THAT YOU TAKE 20% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE BECAUSE IT IS IMPOSSIBLE FOR US TO CLAIM THE CONTRACT OVER-INVOICED MONEY HERE IN BENIN WIYHOUT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN ADDITION, 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ANY MISCELLANEOUS EXPENSES INCURRED BY YOU AND US DURING THIS BUSINESS, AND 70% IS FOR MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF.

SECURITY: ALL MODALITIES TO EFFECT THE PAYMENT AND SUBSQUENT TRANSFER OF THIS MONEY HAS BEEN WORKED OUT, SO THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE. THOGH, YOU ARE REQUIRED TO TREAT THIS BUSINESS WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENCE. I AWAIT YOUR IMMEDIATE RESPONSE THROUGH THIS E-MAIL ADDRESS sam_okeke@yahoo.fr
AND SEND ME YOUR CONFIDENTIAL FAX AND PHONE UNMBER FOR SPEEDY CORRESPONDENCE.

I WILL HIGHLY APPRECIATE IT IF YOU TREAT THIS BUSINESS WITH THE STRICT CONFIDENCE IT
DEMANDS FOR BEST
REGARDS,
i DR.SAM OKEKE



PLEASE GET BACK TO ME WITH THIS EMAIL ADDRESS sam_okeke@yahoo.fr FOR THE SECURITY PURPOSE






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