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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "outstanding contractors" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million 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)
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (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 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.
  • jameseke@o2.pl (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: james eke <jameseke120@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 10:37:32 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSITION.



FROM THE DESK OF, JAMES EKENIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPERATION (NNPC)LAGOS-NIGERIA.SEND YOUR REPLY TO MY PRIVATEEMAIL:jameseke@o2.pl I am Engr James Eke, the Director and Funds Co-coordinator of the finance/Contract Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum corporation (NNPC). Terms of Reference. My term of reference involves the financial management and disbursement of proceeds from petroleum products and also the award of contracts to multinational companies. My office is also saddled with the responsibilities of screening
categorization and Prioritization of projects embarked upon by this Ministry as well as feasibility study for selected projects and supervising the project consultants involved.A breakdown of the fiscal expenditure by this office as at the end of the fourth Fiscal quarter of 2004 indicates that my corporation paid out a whooping sum of US$736M (Seven hundred and Thirty Six Million United States Dollars) to successful contractors .

The corporation is now compiling data of outstanding contractors to be paid by second half of 2007. The crux of this letter is that the finance/contract department of this corporation deliberately over-inflated the contract value of the various contracts awarded. In the Cause of disbursements, this department has been able to track down the sum of US$32.8 {Thirty-two Million,Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) as the over-invoiced sum.
This money is now lying and floating in the corporation's
domiciliary account with the Apex Bank, Central Bank of Nigeria
(CBN). My colleagues and I now want to quickly transfer this funds to a safe nominated off-shore account for possible investment abroad. We are not allowed as a matter of government policy to coperate any foreign account because of our status as Civil/public servants. Hence the need to solicit for your bank account to transfer this funds into.We have also evolved a sharing formula as follows:

(1) 25% for the foreign account owner (2) 75% for my colleagues and I. Furthermore, we shall be relying on your advice as regards
investments of our share in blue-chip Companies in your country.Be informed that this business is genuine and 100% safe considering the high-powered government officials involved. Send your private fax, telephone numbers and your mobile telephone if any.This is to facilitate easy communication with you.

Contact me strictly by email: jameseke@o2.pl Looking forward to a healthy business relationship with you.
Sincerely, Engr James Eke
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