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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:
  • "urgent assistance" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "offshore account" (Banks mentioned in 419 scams are always fake (real banks don't communicate using mobile phones or free webmail addresses))
  • "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 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.
  • williams_kola@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "WILLIAMS KOLA"<williams_kola11@myway.com>
Reply-To: williams_kola@myway.com
Date: Mon, 22 Oct 2007 06:36:53 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: Kindest Attention


NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)FALAMO OFFICE COMPLEXIKOYI, LAGOSREQUEST FOR MUTUAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIPBEFORE I START, I MUST FIRST APOLOGIZE FOR THIS UNSOLICITED MAIL TO YOU. I AM AWARE THAT THIS IS CERTAINLY AN UNCONVENTIONAL APPROACH TO STARTING A RELATIONSHIP, BUT AS TIME GOES ON YOU WILL REALIZE THE NEED FOR MY ACTION .I AM ENGR.Williams Kola ONE OF THE DIRECTOR,S OF NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION [NNPC].IT IS TRUE WE HAVE NOT MET BEFORE BUT SINCERE HONESTY AND TRUST WORTHYNESS IS LIFE,THAT IS WHY I DECIDED TO CONTACT WITH A BUSINESS PROPOSAL THAT WILL BE OF MUTUAL BENFIT TO ALL OF US.IN 1998, MY CORPORATION [NNPC], AWARDED A CONTRACT FOR A CONSTRUCTION OF OIL STORAGE TANK AT THREE OF THE NIGERIAN REFINERIES AT PORTHARCOURT,WARRI AND KADUNA. THE VALUE OF THE CONTACT WAS $180 MILLION, HOW EVER MYSELF AND SOME TOP OFFICIALS OF THE NNPC USED OUR POSTION TO INFLUATE THIS CONTRACT TO THE TUNE OF $222 MILLION, WITHOUT THE KNOWLEDGE OF THE GOVERNMENT AN!
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THAT WAS THE TIME OF THE MILITARY REGIME, BEFORE THE CURRENT CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT USHERD IN 1999.THIS CONTRACT WAS APPROVED AND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAS SUCCESFULLY EXECUTED THE CONTRACT AND HAS RECIEVED THE DUE CONTRACT SUM OF $180 MILLION UNDER CONTRACT NUMBER NNPC/PED/018/KDREF/98. LEAVING OUT THE OVER IN FLATED SURPLUS OF $42 MILLION, WHICH IS NOW READY TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO ANY FORIEGN ACCOUNT WE MAY PRESENT FOR THE PURPOSE. SIR, YOU MAY WONDER WHY WE COULD NOT OPEN A FOREIGN ACCOUNT OURSELVES IT IS AGAINST THE LAW OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA FOR ANY GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL SERVING TO OPEN AND OPERATE OFFSHORE ACCOUNT THIS IS WHY I NEEDED YOUR URGENT ASSISTANCE TO PROVIDE US WITH A GOOD COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT WHERE THE FUND WILL BE REMITTED INTO BEFORE WE SHARE. FOR THE ACCOUNT OWNER WE HAVE AGREED 30%, 10% FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES/LOGISTICS. AND 60% FOR OURSELVES. FURTHER MORE, YOU SHALL ASSIST US TO INVEST PART OF THE MONEY INVIABLE COMPANIES
WITH GOOD SHARES FOR PERIOD OF TIME AS THIS WILL BE REVIEWED PERIODICALLY UNTILL WE RETIRE IN 7YRS TIME. DEAR, SHOULD YOU BE WILLING TO ASSIST US IN THIS BUSINESS VENTURE KINDLY.CONTACT ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS: williams_kola@myway.com SO THAT WE CAN PROVIDE YOU WITH ADDITIONAL INFORMATION.WE ASSURE OF 100% RISK FREE IN THIS TRANSACTION AS WE HAVE DONE OUR HOME WORK VERY WELL TO INSURE A HITCH FREE REMITANCE OF THIS FUND INTO A FORIEGN ACCOUNT. WE THANK YOU VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CORPORATION, AND WE LOOK FORWARD TO YOUR PROMPT REPLY TO THIS LETTER.BEST REGARDS,ENGR.Williams KolaNIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)FALAMO OFFICE COMPLEXIKOYI, LAGOS

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