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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)
  • ",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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (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.
  • uzorfrank_1@yahoo.co.uk
  • frank.uzor@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: catfu2@comcast.net
Date: Sat, 13 Sep 2008 15:21:12 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL.

FROM FRANK UZOR ANTHONY
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).
VICTORIA ISLAND, LAGOS NIGERIA.
DATE: 13-09-2008

DEAR FRIEND

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE THIS E-MAIL TO YOU BELIEVING THAT YOU WILL
FIND IT INTERESTING TO READ AND REPLY AS SOON AS POSSIBLE. MY NAME IS
FRANK UZOR ATHONY, I AM A DIRECTOR IN THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC).

I HAVE THIS DEAL OF AN OVER INVOICED SUM OF US$45,000,000.00 PURPOSELY
CARVED OUT FROM AN ALREADY EXECUTED CONTRACT IN MY CORPORATION.

IT WILL BE MY UTMOST INTEREST TO HAVE YOU AS ONE OF THE PARTNERS TO
PROCESS THE DOCUMENTS AND HAVE THE FUND RELEASED TO YOU AS THE FOREIGN
CONTRACTOR THAT OWN THE FUND.

THE TRANSACTION WILL BE GIVEN EQUAL LEGAL BACKING THAT IS GIVEN TO AN
EXECUTED CONTRACT. THERE IS ABSOLUTELY NO RISK INVOLVED. IT IS 100% RISK
FREE. EVERY ARRANGEMENTS TOWARDS IT SUCCESSFULL PROCESSING HAVE BEEN
PERFECTED.

MY POSITION AS A CIVIL SERVANT HERE IN NIGERIA DOES NOT PERMIT ME TO RUN
A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT THAT IS ONE OF THE REASONS I NEED YOUR
INVOLVEMENT AND ALSO ASSIST IN FINANCING THE PROCESSING OF THIS
TRANSACTION WHICH IS VERY IMPORTANT.THE RATIO OF ITS SHARING IS 70% FOR
ME, 30% FOR YOU.


TO COMMENCE THE PROCESSING, I WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND TO ME (A) YOUR FULL
NAMES AND COMPANY NAME TO BE INCORPORATED AND ADDRESS, (B) YOUR BANK
ACCOUNT INFORMATION WHERE THE FUND WILL BE TRANSFERED TO OR WITHIN THE
SHORTEST PERIOD YOU CAN OPEN A NEW ACCOUNT FOR THIS TRANSACTION, (C)
YOUR TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBERS.

CONTACT ME VIA : uzorfrank_1@yahoo.co.uk
OR
frank.uzor@k.ro

WAITING FOR YOUR URGENT REPLY.

REGARDS,

FRANK UZOR ANTHONY

Anti-fraud resources:

• What can you do when you receive 419 spam