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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "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)
  • "confidential business" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "is highly confidential" (scammers urge victims to keep the transaction secret because they don't want anyone to point out to them that it is a scam)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "chief auditor" (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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Prof. Paul Williams" <gproposition@myway.com>
Reply-To: auditorpaulwilliams@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 5 Feb 2008 10:23:47 -0500 (EST)
Subject: MY PROPOSITION






Auditor Contracts Award Committee ofNigeria National Petroleum Corporation.23, Adeola Street Victoria Island,Lagos -Nigeria.E-Mail:paul333333williams@yahoo.itDear Sir/Madam,MY PROPOSITION I am making this contact with you believing we can work together.I am auditor of the tenders and contracts award committee of The NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).I am seeking your trust to have this fund transferred into your account. I have in my possession instrument of payment for US$30.5million (Thirty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) which is now in dedicated account with the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) the above fund came from the over-invoice contracts awarded to consortium of foreign firms in 1994 for the construction of the ELEME PETRO CHEMICAL AND LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PLANT in Port Harcourt worth US$I.2BILLION.The contract has been executed and the original contractors also have been paid in full, hence the US$30.5M in question is
therefore free to be transferred overseas upon the submission of application for claim.Due to the nature of this fund it has to be applied for by a foreigner and payment can only be made into a foreign account, Hence, this contract is necessary to accomplish this deal and the sharing of this fund is50% for you, 50% for me. If you are interested, kindly replies back with the follows information,1) Your full name.2) Your phone/fax number.3) Contact address, occupation and age3) Company name and address (if any)The CENTRAL BANK of NIGERIA in compliance with Parliament’s directive has expressed readiness to release the fund via payment advice, and applications for fund transfer shall be made at the appropriate ministries in favor of the beneficiary you or your company. Thereafter you shall be officially regarded as having executed the contract for the NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) for which payment is being made. These operations make it legal according to the law
of the FEDERALREPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.However, note that this transaction needs our integrity, transparency and honesty because this is highly confidential business transaction that requires trust and understanding from both partiesPlease, treat this transaction as strictly confidential as we i am civil servant who would not want any exposure, email me immediately if you are interested.Yours Faithfully.Prof.Paul Williams,Chief Auditor.

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