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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:
  • "high court" (Barristers (lawyers) mentioned in 419 scams are always fake.)
  • "federal high court" (This court is often mentioned in '419' scams to give the victim a reason why he/she should send thousands of dollars to the scammers. A 'Federal High Court' exists in Germany and Nigeria, but not in other countries, such as the UK, Spain, Netherlands, Senegal, Benin, South Africa or other countries where fake lawyers in scams often claim to be based. )
  • "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.
  • spokesmanofficennpc@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Sidney Sendy Ukah <ukahsidney@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <spokesmanofficennpc@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 17 Aug 2007 03:30:33 -0400
Subject: Contract Payment Notification





From: Mr. Sidney Sendy Ukah.Deputy NNPC Spokesman. Sir,RE: Contract Payment NotificationYou might be surprise receiving this message, but going through it carefully, you will realize that it is for yours and my mutual benefits. Due to the embezzlements of over US$4.8 billion the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) mapped out for the settlement of their unpaid foreign contractors by the former Group Managing Director, Engr. Funshho Kupolokun and his arbitrary declaration of the lost of about 600 foreign contractors data list, including over 1,865 local/indigenous contractors list, the new government of President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua deliberately sacked Engr. Funshho Kokpoluku, who is now facing trials of 102 count charges now at the Federal High Court in Lagos. However, the new NNPC Group Managing Director, Alhaji Abubakar Lawal Yar’Adua has mandated the NNPC Spokesman’s Office to alert the public (indigenous and foreign contractors) about the ugly incidences that led to their unpaid contract values many years ago, and you are meant to produce your contract details for immediate payment through the NNPC Paymaster-General, Dr. Smith Kofi via Deutche Bank, Frankfurt/Main, in Germany without further delays. Meanwhile, based on the delay of contractors contract fund payments, President Umaru Musa Yar’Adua approved a US$3.5 million as compensation payable first before Dr. Smith Kofi carry’s on with the principal contract value payments. Contact me privately on email (spokesmanofficennpc@yahoo.com)I expect hearing from you as soon as possible.Yours faithfully,Mr. Sidney Sendy UkahDeputy NNPC Spokesman.
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