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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)
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "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)
  • ",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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (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.
  • desk.nnpc@yahoo.com.sg (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: NNPC <desk.nnpc1@yahoo.ca>
Date: Wed, 21 May 2008 00:16:11 -0400 (EDT)
Subject: VERY IMPORTANT


From the desk of Engr. Funsho Kupolokun
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Lagos-Nigeria

Attn: Sir,

I am the Deputy Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) here in Lagos. My colleagues have assigned me to seek for assistance of reliable foreign company or an individual through whom we can transfer the sum of $11,000,000,00 (Eleven million dollars) which arose from the deliberate over-invoice of some contract awarded by the corporation in the twilight days of the last military regime. However, the current favorable political/economic climate in the country since the hand- over from military to democratically elected government now, presented an opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the country.

I am quite certain about your viability and capability in business transaction and this assurance gave me courage to link you up for this particular transaction, and I hope it will be of mutual benefit to all of us. Our contacts in the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA and Federal Ministry of Finance have given us a go ahead order for Remittance, so we have set in motion the machinery for the take off this transaction and further action will commence immediately we hear from you. We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your nominated Bank Account, you shall be entitled to 40% of the fund, my colleagues and I shall take 50% while 10% shall be mapped out to cover for local and international expense that may be incurred in the course of transaction.

REQUIREMENT NEEDED:

1.YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS
2 YOUR COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS
3 ACCOUNT NUMBER/SWIFT CODE
4.TELEPHONE NUMBER AND FAX
5.MOBILE TELEPHONE NUMBER

The nature of your business is not particularly relevant for the success of this transaction, all we require is your willingness to co-operate and also assurance that our own share will be given to us when this money is transferred into your account It is believed that this transaction will last 10 working days with out Barring any delay.

Please if this proposal is acceptable to you, or if you have any question feel free to contact the above Email address: desk.nnpc@yahoo.com.sg I will furnish you with further information.

Best Regards,
Engr. Funsho Kupolokun

NOTE: Do not fail to include your private telephone and fax number while responseding this letter for immediately communication.


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