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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "contact me immediately" (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)
  • "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.
  
• 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.
  • danielibe166166@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "daniel ibe" <danielibe2000@anpmall.net>
Reply-To: <danielibe166166@yahoo.co.in>
Date: Wed, 28 Mar 2007 11:56:03 +0930
Subject: URGENT ASSISTANCE

DR.DANIEL IBE.
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM AND MINERAL
RESOURCES.
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA,
LAGOS, NIGERIA
WEST AFRICA.
ATTN:
PLEASE REPLY to:danielibe166166@yahoo.co.in
Dear Friend,
RE:REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP IN RESPECT OF
THE TRANSFER OF $25,500,000.00(TWENTY-FIVE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED
AMERICAN DOLLARS)INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.
I,on behalf of my other colleagues from different Federal Government of
Nigeria owned parastatals decided to solicit your assistance as regards
the transfer of the above stated amount into your bank account. This
fund arose from the overinvoicing of various contracts awarded in my
parastatal to certain foreign contractors sometime ago. We as holders
of sensitive positions in our various parastatal, were mandated by the
federal government
to scrutinise all payments made to foreign contractors, and discovered
that some of the contracts they executed were grossly over invoiced,
either by omission or commission. Also, we discovered that the sum of
$33,000,000.00(thirty three million American dollars only) was lying in
a suspense account, although the foreign contractors were fully paid
their entitlements after executing the said contracts.
We all agreed that the over-invoiced amount be transferred into a bank
account provided by a foreign partner, as the code of conduct of
federal civil service does not allow us to operate foreign accounts.
However,
we have suceeded in transferring some of the monies, precisely
US$7.5(Seven million five Hundred American Dollars) into a foreign
account in
united State of America,but unfortunately the provider of the account
has severed all forms of communication with us as he has refused to
adhere to our earlier mutual agreement, insisting that the total amount
be
paid into his nominated bank account beforedisbursement
will take effect.
We are therefore seeking your assistance based on the balance amount
US$25.5M which can be speedily processed and fully remitted into your
nominated bank account. On successful remittance of the funds into your
account, you will be compensated with 20% of of the amount for your
assistance and services.
This transaction is closely knitted and in view of our sensitive
positions we cannot afford a slip.
I assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free.We will avail you
with our identities as regards our respective office when relationship
is fully established and smooth operation commences. I am at your
disposition to entertain any questions from you in respect of this
transaction, so, contact me immediately through the above email address
for
further information on the requirements and procedure. Please note that
this is a DEAL and confidentiality is of very great importanceb for
security reasons.
Please treat with strict confidenlity and utmost urgency.
N.B: Your telephone and fax numbers are needed for easy communication.
Best regards,
DR.Daniel Ibe.
CIVIL SERVANT
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
PETROLEUM AND MINERAL
RESOURCES


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