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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "fusho kupolokun" <kupolokun_nnpc01@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kupolokun_nnpc_fusho@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 Mar 2007 13:15:54 +0000
Subject: I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT AND FAVOURABLE RESPONSE.

                                                  

                             Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)

                                NNPC Towers, Central Business District,
                                             Herbert Macaulay Way,
                                            P.M.B. 190, Garki, Abuja.

FROM THE DESK OF
FUSHO KUPOLOKUN
NNPC DIRECTOR.

 

DEAR FRIEND

 

IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS URGENT AND IMPORTANT
BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU. I AM A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN LAGOS. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$35.5 MILLION(THIRTY FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY.

 

THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBERATE ACT OF OVER INVOICING OF A
PARTICULAR CONTRACT AWARDED BY MY CORPORATION IN 2004 AND IT WAS SECURED UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER: FGN/NNPC/022996/CB/2004. WE HAVE BEEN SAFE GUARDING THIS MONEY SINCE THEN, AWAITING AN APPROPRIATE TIME WHEN THE MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING OUR ARRIVAL FOR THE SHARING AND UTILIZATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT.

 

NOW, THE NEW CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT HAS ORDERED THAT ALL DEBT OWED TO
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PAID IMMEDIATELY. ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS ORDER, WE WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT TO PRESENT YOU OR YOUR COMPANY AS ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS BEING OWED BY THE FEDERAL

GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. MEAN WHILE, WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED THUS, 60% WILL BE FOR ME AND MY COLLEAGUES ,30% WILL BE FOR YOU FOR PROVIDING THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE WHILE THE REMAINING 10% HAVE BEEN SET ASIDE FOR INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED DURING THE TRANSACTION.

 

NOTE, THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPANYS' BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS
TRANSACTION AS ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH FREE TRANSACTION. NOTE THAT THIS MONEY IS STILL IN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF MY CORPORATION (NNPC) UNDER IT'S ACCOUNT WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.YOU ARE REQUIRED TO EMAIL THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO US IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US PROCURE DOCUMENTS THAT WILL COVER YOU LEGALLY AND OFFICIALLY AS THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR/BENEFICIARY.

 

THE INFORMATIONS ARE:

 

1,YOUR NAME OR YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS
2. YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
3. NAME AND ADDRESS OF YOUR FULL BANK INFORMATIONS.

 

WE HAVE TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO RISK INVOLVED ON
BOTH PARTIES. WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 14 WORKING DAYS ON RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER TO THIS PROPOSAL BY EMAIL.

 

I AM EXPECTING YOUR URGENT AND FAVOURABLE RESPONSE.

 

SINCERELY,

 

FUSHO KUPOLOKUN
NNPC DIRECTOR.

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