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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:
  • "claims agent" (real lotteries do not use a "claim agent" / "fiduciary agent")
  • "part of our security protocols" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transferred into your 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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",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)
• This email message is a fake lottery scam. Consider the following facts about real lotteries:
  
  1. They don't notify winners by email.
  2. You can't win without first buying a lottery ticket.
  3. They don't randomly select email addresses to award prizes to.
  4. They don't use free email accounts (Yahoo, Hotmail, etc) to communicate with you.
  5. They don't tell you to call a mobile phone number.
  6. They don't tell you to keep your winnings secret.
  7. They will never ask a winner to pay any fees to receive a prize!
• 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.
  • +2348032571704 (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.
  • henry.iruka@yahoo.com.hk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: nddcoilandgas@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 5 Oct 2007 17:49:24 -0700
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?CONGRATULATIONS=21=21=21=21?=


NIGER DELTA DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION (NDDC)
OIL & GAS INTERNATIONAL LOTTERY DRAW PROMOTION
HEAD OFFICE PORT HARCOURT,
RIVERS STATE, NIGERIA

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Oil & Gas Int'l
Lotto Draw Promotion are extremely much pleased to announce you as one of
the 10 lucky winners in our Free Lotto Draw Promotion held by UTC/GMT 16:18
on Friday 5th October, 2007. Your lucky mail address emerged along side
with the nine others as a category of our lucky winners. All 10 lucky winning
email addresses were randomly selected by the Board of Trustees of Niger
Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Oil & Gas Lotto Draw Promotion from
a batch of 49,000,000 international emails through a special program designed
for this lottery draw promotion. The program is known as Random Access Program
(RAP).

The aim of this lottery draw promotion is to surprise our lucky winners.
You have therefore been approved to claim a cash prize of US$500,000.00
(Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars) only.

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Oil & Gas Lotto Draw Promotion
are proudly sponsored by these famous Oil & Gas International Companies
Niger Delta CHEVRON, SEA PETROLEUM AND GAS GROUP OF COMPANIES LTD, SHELL,
TERESOLS OIL & GAS, ARIBOIL COMPANY LIMITED.

The main aim of this Lotto Draw Promotion is to inform the global world
that the crisis/kidnapping of foreign engineers in Niger Delta by Rebels
is now a thing of the past following the recent release of 70 foreign engineers
by the Niger Deltarebels last month.

The Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC) Oil & Gas Lotto Draw Promotion
are proud to say that we are graded as the WORLD'S EIGHTH-LARGEST OIL EXPORTER
in the International Oil Market. The following Particulars are attached
to your lotto payment order:

1) WINNING NUMBERS: NDDC/073538/NIG
2) LOTTO CODE NUMBERS: NDDC/031119/NIG
3) FILE REF NUMBERS: NDDC/035022/NIG
4) EMAIL TICKET NUMBERS: NDDC/0221867/NIG

To file your claims of US$500,000.00 (Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars), you have to fill the below information completely and submit to
our fiduciary claims agent for documentation and processing of your lottery
winning certificate:

1) YOUR FULL NAME......
2) YOUR SEX GENDER........
3) YOUR AGE.............
4) YOUR MARITAL STATUS.......
5) YOUR OCCUPATION......
6) YOUR NATIONALITY.......
7) YOUR PRESENT ADDRESS........
8) YOUR MOBILE PHONE NUMBER........
9) YOUR WINNING NUMBERS........
10) YOUR LOTTO CODE NUMBERS........
11) YOUR FILE REF NUMBERS........
12) YOUR EMAIL TICKET NUMBERS........

CONTACT: ENGR. HENRY IRUKA
E-mail: henry.iruka@yahoo.com.hk
PHONE NUMBER: 011-234-803-257-1704 or +234-803-257-1704

All cash prizes must be claimed before the expiration
of 14 days after this notification.

For security reasons, you have to keep your winning information confidential
and away from public notice until your cash prize is been transferred into
your bank account. Because any body that gets your winning information can
use them to claim your winning prize. This is part of our security protocols
to avoid double claiming and abuse of this program. Please be warned.

NOTE. ANY BREACH OF CONFIDENTIALITY ON YOUR SIDE WILL RESULT TO INSTANT
DISQUALIFICATION.

PLEASE ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO THE CLAIMS AGENT: ENGR.
HENRY IKUKA.

On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Niger Delta Development Commission
(NDDC) Oil & Gas Int'l Lotto Draw Promotion, kindly accept our warmest congratulations.

Yours faithfully
Engr. (Dr) Timi Alaibe
NDDC Managing Director.




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