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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)
  • "hundred thousand united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "contract award committee" (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.
  • udomaudo@yahoo.it (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Udoma Udo <udomaudo@yahoo.it>
Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2008 12:17:30 +0100 (CET)
Subject: Attn:President/CEO



FROM THE DESK OF
ENGR UDOMA UDO UDOMA
NNPC H/QUATERS
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX
LAGOS STATE NIGERIA

ALL RESPONSES TO:- udomaudo@yahoo.it

Attn:President/CEO.

My name is Udoma Udo Udoma and I am the chairman of the Project Consulting and Contract Awarding Commitee of the Nigeria National Pertroleum corporation(N.N.P.C). We are convinced that you can be able to provide us with a solution to effect a remittance of S$15.5M (Fifteen Million,Five Hundred Thousand United State Dollars) resulting from OVER- INVOICING of CONTRACTS executed by foreign contractors for the Nigerioa National Petroleum Corporation with contract No:-NNPC/EPR/104/PED/94.This project has been fully executed and commissioned.

The new Civilian government that came into office on May 29 this year on it's debt reduction programme has directed that all outstanding debts owed to foreign contractors be paid this last phase of it's debt payment programme. Note:- As civil servants, we are not permitted to operate foreign account by the Nigerian civil service law. Therefore,in order to facilitate the tranfer of this fund into your Company/Personal acount, we shall need the
following from you:

1.Your personal telephone number plus fax.
2.Your company name and address.
3.Your age/nature of business.

I have agreed with my colleagues that you will be given 25% of the total sum for providing us with your account for this transaction while 75% will be for me and my colleagues. Upon the receipt of your particulars,we will tender an official application for the release of the payment through the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) and the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF). Finally,you are required to keep this transaction with absolute confidentaility.

I am look forward to your favourable respond.

Your's faithfully,

Engr.Udoma Udo Udoma
Chairman, NNPC Contract Award Committee


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