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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:
  • "might come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand u.s 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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr Mohammad Abba" <mrmohammad_a0@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mrmohammad_a@mail.ru
Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2007 18:12:35 -0500
Subject: PLEASE, I NEED YOUR QUICK ASSISTANCE.

NIGERIAN PORTS AUTHORITY.
SHIP - HOUSE.
APAPA.
LAGOS - NIGERIA.

FROM :MR. MUHAMMAD ABBA
DIRECTOR OF FINANCE.

 

ATTN:  ,

RE: INVESTMENT PROPOSAL.

Although this proposal might come to you as a surprise,since its from
someone you do not know or have seen before, but based on
recomendations, I gathered from a very reliable source here here in
Nigeria. I am the Director, fund coordinator of the finance contract departmant of Nigeria ports authority.

The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of the
NPA delibrately over inflated the contract value of various contract
awarded,In the course of the disbursement,my office was able to track
down the sum of US$23.5M (Twenty Three Million, Five Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars) as the over invoiced sum.This money is now floating in the NPA domicilliary account with the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN).

 

I and my colleagues now want to quickly transfer this fund to a
safe norminated foreign account for possible investment. We are not
allowed as a matter of government policy to operate any foreign account
because of our status as civil/public servants.hence the need to
solicit for your full banking details, to enable us transfer this money into
your account.Upon your acceptance this proposal,we have also agreed
on a sharing ratio:

1.30% for you as the account owner.
2.60% for I and my colleagues.
3.10% will be set aside to defray all incidental
expenses both locally and internationally during the cause of this
transaction.

Furthermore, we shall be coming over to your country when the money is
finanlly in your account and we shall be relying on your advise as
regards to investment of our share,be informed that this business is
genuine and 100%safe considering the high powered government officials
involved.

 

Send the following information immediately:
1. Your Country of Origin

2.Your phone number for effective communication.

This is to effect the swift transfer of this fund into your account in
less than (7) working days.

 

Yours faithfully

MR. MUHAMMAD ABBA.

 

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