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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "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)
  • "i got your address from " (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • drtommusa@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "drtommusa12 Gazeta.pl" <drtommusa12@gazeta.pl>
Date: Thu, 26 Jun 2008 16:01:40 -0700
Subject: Greetings To You


FROM THE DESK OF DR TOM MUSA
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
CORPORATE HEADQUARTERS
LAGOS- NIGERIA
E Mail drtommusa@gmail.com
Telephone 234 7027262669
Dear Friend ,
REQUEST FOR URGENT CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL.
After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward this
proposal. We want a reliableperson who could assist us to transfer the sum
of Thirteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United StatesDollars (US$13
500,000.00) into your account.
This fund resulted from an over-invoced bill from contract awarded by us
under the budget allocationto my ministry and the bill was approved for
payment by the concerned ministries. The contract has been executed,
commissioned and the contractor was paid the actual cost of the contract. we
are leftwith the balance of US$13 500,000.00 as part of the over-invoiced
amount, which we have deliberatelyover estimated, for our own I am
contacting you to be our custodian for this fund.
1. 20% for you (Account Owner)
2. 70% for us
3. 10% for Tax, as may required by our Government and yours.
As you may want to know and to make you less curious,I got your address from

adverts, in business directory that protrayed your establishment in good
light. I am the Secretary of the Contract Awarding Committee (CAC)of the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
This transaction is very much free from all sorts of RISK and TROUBLE from
my Government. We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so
long and to most of us this is a life time opportunity we cannot affford to
miss To get this fund paid into your account, we have to present a Payment
Invoice from a foreign establishment like yours. With this invoice, we will
seek
approval to transfer the fund within 14 banking days through the APEX BANK
to your designatd Bank Account.
I and one of my colleague involved in this deal will come to your country to
arrange for our share upon the confirmation from you that the money has been
credited into your nominated Bank Account.
Consequently upon your acceptance of my proposal,kindly confirm your
interest by revert mail e/mail address drtommusa@gmail.com It will surprise
you why we choose you and trusted you for this transaction. Yes, we believe
that good friends can be discovered and business like this cannot be
realized without trust.This is why we have decided to trust you for this
transaction. we are looking forward to doing this transaction with you.
Be further informed that everyone's interest and security had been
considered before you were contacted. So be rest assured and feel free to go
into this transaction with us. But let honesty be our watch word throughout
this transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.
Best regards,
Dr.Tom .Musa
NOTE ON ACCEPTANCES OF THIS PURPOSAL LET ME HAVE YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER
IMMEDIATELY TO ENABLE US
HAVE ORAL DISCUSSION.
THANK YOU!
REPLY TO MY ALTERNATIVE
drtommusa@gmail.com

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