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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • +2347087811602
• 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.
  • firstbankplc_ncpc_fgn@yahoo.com
  • 3afirstbankplc_ncpc_fgn@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL CONTRACT P[AYMENT COMMISSION FGN" <ncpc.fgn.2@googlemail.com>
Reply-To: firstbank_ncpc_fgn_2008@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 17 May 2008 01:21:34 -0800
Subject: ATTN:SIR,PLEASE TREAT AS A MATTER OF URGENCY !!!


*NATIONAL CONTRACT AND INHERITANCE PAYMENT COMMISION*
**
*"FOREIGN DEBT REVIEW BUREAU"*
*NEW HOUSE OF ASSEMBLY OFFICE COMPLEX*
*SUITE 3 - 7, MAITAMA DISTRICT*
*F.C.T. ABUJA*
**
*OFFICIAL GAZZETTE*
****
*Our Ref: NCPC/CBN/FBN/010/008 Date:16th MAY
,2008.*
ATTN: Sir , Consequent to the clamoring and appeals made to the World Bank
and International Monetary Fund by various foreign contractor and
inheritance fund owed by Nigerian Government to close credit links to
Nigeria because of the non payment of their executed contract inheritance
fund executed during the past administration of Chief Olusegun Obasanjo. It
was in view of this ugly unprecedented development that our President Alhaji
Umaru Yar'adua, the Senate Committees, Legislators of the house of Assembly,
Central Bank Executives, First bank executives and the delegated officials
of the World Bank/IMF Authorities after crucial pact of 25th February, 2008
at the Nigeria National Conference Center Federal Capital Territory Abuja,
unanimously earmarked the sum of US$2.5 Billion Dollars from our foreign
reserve account of our petroleum Trust Fund (PTF), for the servicing of
debts owed to Foreign Contractors and inheritance fund. * Then,after the
disbursement ratio of US$2.5 Billion Dollars, shared among the foreign
contractors and heirs affected, the commission has approved part-payment of
Ten Million U.S Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) only, through payment by
Telegraphic Wire Transfer. *
**
*To this effect, I am contacting you so that we can use your company name as
the beneficiary to claim the approved part-payment of Ten Million U.S
Dollars (US$10,000,000.00) , with contract number as stated below:*
**
*FOREX ALLOCATION FILES NO. = INEC-NNPC-FMTA-FMC/2007*
*SEQUENCE ORDER = NCPC/PTDF/07/X-ICB-43*
**
AUTHORIZATION FILES NO. = PQ/04/-XIX-/-007/IV You can contact
me on my private telephone numbers on :+234-70-878-11602, private
email:firstbankplc_ncpc_fgn@yahoo.com<email%3Afirstbankplc_ncpc_fgn@yahoo.com>
so that i can give you more details of how we can make claim over this fund
which i am the Commission Liaison Director . **
**
* Yours Sincerely, *
* MR. REYNOLD JAMES (DIRECTOR)*
* Commission Liaison Director FBN. *
**
*Note:percentage will be discuss as you respond!!!*

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