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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)
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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 mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348033526106 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • kelvinge_jb@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: george kevin <kelvin_ge2001@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 2 May 2007 09:18:50 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: mutual transaction


Dear Friend,

I am Gumell G Kelvin,the Principal Auditor, in the Nigerian National Petroleum Corperation(NNPC) lagos office.

I am very much awear of the fact that you dont know me, and i dont know you either, but i want to introduce a business which i know and beleive that we can only do on a mutual trust.

During our end of the year auditing of our company account, I and a co staff of mine discovered that there was an over- invoiced contract payment which was yet to be claimed by any one, on investigation,I found out that the money came about through a contract executed by a foreign firm (FOLKWAYS JAPAN LTD) with there chairman as Mr S. K Kim in the year 2002/2003.( TURN AROUND MAINTAINACE OF KADUNA, PORTHARCOURT,AND WARRI REFINARIES).

The total sum of $337m( Three hundred and thirty seven million united states dollars), and the company has since finished the contract and has since been paid in full, the sum of $280m(Two hundred and Eighty million united states dollars),which was the actual cost of the contract, and the remaining $57m (Fifty Seven million united states dollars) is the over -invoiced part of the money, waiting to be claimed.

When i discovered this, i went ahead to find out that the officials of the contract awarding committee who awarded this contract where involved in a Fraud in the company and has since been sacked from work, as this has made it imppossible for them to come back to process the transfer of this funds.

I have also gone ahead with my contact in the (NNPC) where i work to raise a contract number (NNPC/FGN/EPD/23/ VOL-5/2003) to cover the funds as i look out for a very relaible person that will be willing to help me transfer this $57million into a foreing bank account, since as Government officials, we are not expected to own overseas bank accounts.

I have also decided to part with 25% of the funds to you if you can be able to help me with the transfer of this funds into any overseas bank account you can nominate,5% of the total fund will be set aside for any Miscellaneous expences that might be incured during the transaction.Also you will be in a good position to help me invest my bit in your country as i will most likely leave the service by the end of this year.

I will like you to contact me as soon as you recieve this mail for more clarifications. Reply through this email: kelvinge_jb@yahoo.com

Regards,

Bobby Sule,
Principal Auditor,
Nigerian National Petroleum Coperation (NNPC).
Tel:234-8033-526106


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