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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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • +2348033302427 (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.
  • richardokoli@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: richard okoli <richardokoli6@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <richardokoli@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 21 Jul 2007 17:59:47 +0100
Subject: PLEASE LET'S WORK TOGETHER.





From Mr Richard OkoliThe Chairman Contract Awarding CommitteeNigeria National petroleum corporation {NNPC}Tel/No:234-803-3302427Email Address: richardoKoli@yahoo.com
My dear Friend,
My name is Mr. Richard Okoli. I am the chairman contract awarding committee of Nigeria National petroleum corporation {NNPC}. I saw your name in our directory of Nigeria chamber of commerce and industry and developed an interest to contact you for this lucrative business proposal which I know that you must be interested to participate although you may be surprised to be opportune to be involved in this lucrative business but that is your own luck because I don’t know you before.

As I stated above, I am the chairman contract awarding committee of Nigeria National petroleum corporation {NNPC}. In 1995 we awarded a contract to one firm / company in Germany at the cost of $330,000,000.00 Three hundred and thirty million united state dollars for maintenance and services of our refinery in Port Harcourt refinery which we manipulated to be over invoiced by 10% as our commission and 10% of the amount is $33,000,000.00 Thirty three million united state dollars.

So we want to transfer / remit this over invoice fund to a foreign account as our own commission and we are looking for a very honest and trust worthy person who will receive this fund on our behalf because we are not allowed to operate foreign account because we are still in service. So, I was mandated by the officers involved to bring any honest and trust worthy person who will receive this fund on our behalf by providing his or her bank account where we will credit this fund for our sharing. We will give you 30% of the total amount which is $9,900,000.00 Nine million nine hundred thousand united state dollars.

This is very big opportunity and it is risk free. The original contractor who executed the contract has already received their capital fund in a god faith remaining the commission which is floating in the central bank of Nigeria suspense account.
Please if you are interested do not hesitate to contact me immediately on my email address: richardokoli@yahoo.com and also forward your bank particulars where you want to receive the fund on our behalf. Your telephone and fax number is also needed for easy communication.

As soon as the fund is credited / transferred into your account I will come over to your country to receive our own share of 70% which is for me and my colleagues and I will like to invest part of my own share in your country. Hope that you will assist me.

I am expecting to hear from you soonest and please acknowledge the receipt of this message.
Yours truly,Mr Richard Okoli
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