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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "remain blessed" (scammers in West Africa like to use religious phrases)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Yinka Johnson <gwilliams976@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: yinkaj54@jmail.co.za
Date: Sat, 9 Aug 2008 19:03:26 +0100 (BST)
Subject: Re: GET BACK TO ME URGENTLY.


FROM THE DESK OF MR. YINKA JOHNSON
Chairman, Contracts Award Committee,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Falomo Lagos.
Dearest friend,

Please give this message a meaningful consideration to the benefit of both of us. I strictly write to solicit for your cooperation to create a conducive environment to keep some funds for future investment after retirement.

I am privileged and highly placed in government as the Chairman of Contracts Award Committee in the Petroleum Ministry, since 2005. During this period, we have successfully awarded various contracts to foreign Companies, of which all the contracts has been completed and commissioned.

In the course of our negotiation with the foreign contractors, 5% of all the contracts awarded were to be set-aside for my Committee, an agreement that we strongly held with the contractors. All the contractors have already received their full payments; our 5% is now in our Company's dedicated account.

We need a reliable person, to receive this money on our behalf, since our position in government does not allow us to own any foreign bank account until after retirement.
Your urgent response and compliance will be highly appreciated.
NOTE: If this is unacceptable to you, I plead your indulgence to trash this message on receipt, as this requires high level of confidentiality.
Remain blessed.

Yinka Johnson
Chairman,Contracts Award Committee.
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.





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