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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:
  • "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (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.
  
• 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.
  • +23417497152 (Nigeria, landline)
• 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.
  • danielcobaseki@maktoob.com

Fraud email example:

From: "oanco1@terra.es" <oanco1@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 11 Aug 2007 14:51:12 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Project Manager Daniel C. Obaseki


THE PROJECT MANAGER
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOLOMO - COMPLEX LAGOS NIGERIA

ATTN SIR/ MADAM

I am the project manager with the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I know you will be surprise to receive this kind of letter seeking for your assistance. To be candid, I got your e-mail address through a close relation of mine who is now with the Nigeria Chamber of commerce (NCC)though I did not disclosed to him what I will use it for as I only requested for one.Now the business in question is the transfer of US$25.5m.

This sum came as an over invoiced sum which we did purposely, during when my corporation awarded contract to some foreign firms which I as the project manager masterminded the whole contract, which the foreign contractors dully received their total contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum of USD$25.5m. floating in the Zanith Bank Nigerian PLC, to be transferred to a foreign bank account. We the official concern are still in active service, and the Civil rule of conduct does not warrant us to operate offshore accounts.

That is the reason why we are strongly seeking for your assistance in providing your full detils for this transfer to be efective. Most importantly the documents covering this transfer would be made in your name We have mapped out 30% of US$25.5m to be for you the account owner, 60% for us while 10% is mapped out for any expenses to be incurred on the process of this transfer whether locally here or Abroad. On receipt of your complete details this transaction would be concluded within 14 working days.

This fund will be in your nominated account.I will be very grateful to receive this information from you, and also trust is our watch word As we will be investing part of our share in your country.

Your telephone details is very important in this transaction.

I await your immediately response

Thanks

Best Regards

Daniel C. Obaseki

DIRECT LINE: 234-1-7497152

NB,PLEASE REPLY THROUGH MY PRIVATE MAIL ADDRESS,danielcobaseki@maktoob.com





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