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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:
  • "million 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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• 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.
  • +2348062887270 (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.
  • engr.davidscott2007@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: David Scott <engr.davidscott1@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: engr.davidscott2007@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 10 Mar 2008 04:38:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: A MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.(REPLY URGENTLY)


OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR,
FINANCE/CONTRACT DEPARTMENT,
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM RESOURCES,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
ALTERNATIVE EMAIL:(engr.davidscott2007@yahoo.com)
TELEPHONE:234-8062887270
DATE10/03/2008

I APROACH YOU MOST HONOURABLY TODAY FOR A MUTUAL BUSINESS TRANSACTION.

REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $9.5 NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS INTO YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY'S ACCOUNT.

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 RESPONSIBILITY OF SCREENING CATEGORIZATION 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 PHYSICAL EXPENDITURE BY THIS OFFICE AS AT THE END OF THE FOURTH FISCAL QUARTER OF 2007 INDICATES THAT THIS MINISTRY PAID OUT A WHOOPING SUM OF 537MILLION DOLLARS(FIVE HUNDRED AND THIRTY SEVEN MILLION DOLLARS)TO SUCCESSFUL CONTRACT BENEFICIARIES.

THE MINISTRY IS NOW COMPILING BENEFICIARIES TO BE PAID THIS FIRST QUARTER OF 2008 THE CRUX OF THIS LETTER IS THAT THE FINANCE/CONTRACT DEPARTMENT OF THIS MINISTRY 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 $9.5 NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED NINE MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS AS THE OVER-INVOICED SUM.

THIS MONEY IS NOW LYING AND FLOATING IN THE MINISTRY'S DOMICILARY ACCOUNT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA P.L.C. MY COLLEAGUES AND I NOW WANT TO QUICKLY TRANSFER THESE FUNDS TO A SAFE NOMINATED ACCOUNT FOR POSSIBLE INVESTMENT.WE ARE NOT ALLOWED AS A MATTER OF GOVERNMENT POLICY TO OPERATE ANY FOREIGN ACCOUNT BECAUSE OF OUR STATUS AS CIVIL/PUBLIC SERVANTS.HENCE THE NEED TO SOLICIT FOR YOUR ACCOUNT TO TRANSFER THIS FUND INTO.

FURTHERMORE,WE SHALL BE REPLYING ON YOUR ADVICE AS REGARDS INVESTMENTS OF PART OF OUR SHARING ANY BLUE-CHIP COMPANY IN YOUR COUNTRY.BE INFORMED THAT THIS BUSINESS IS GENUINELY AND 100% SAFE CONSIDERING THE HIGH-POWERED GOVERNMENT OFFICIAL INVOLVED.WE LIMITED TO CONCLUDE THIS DEAL ON COMMENCEMENT,AND I SHALL JOIN YOU AT THE ACCOUNT BASE FOR SHARING AND FURTHER DISCUSSION ON MY INVESTMENT PLAN IN YOUR COUNTRY.
WE SHALL NEGOTIATE YOUR PERCENTAGE SHARE ON REPLY OF THIS MAIL FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED CONTRIBUTION IN MAKING THIS TRANSACTION A SUCCESSFUL ONE.DO NOT HESITATE TO COMMENT ON WHERE YOU DO NOT UNDERSTAND.

LOOKING FORWARD TO HEALTHY AND BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU.

PLEASE FOR MORE INFORMATIONS REGARDING THIS TRANSACTION, GET BACK TO ME BY FORWARDING YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS BELOW:

1,FULL NAME.
2,CONTACT ADDRESS.
3,TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER.
4,AGE,
5,OCCUPATION.

THANKS AND DO HAVE A GREAT DAY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY
ENGR.DAVID SCOTT

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