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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand united states 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)
  • "a reliable and reputable person to handle this" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: frank2008@jmail.co.za
Date: Sun, 9 Nov 2008 14:48:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Nigeria National petroleum Corporation


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:frank_william_2008@yahoo.com.co

Nigeria National petroleum Corporation

- Dear Friend,First I must solicit your confidence in this transaction for this is by virtue of its nature as being confidential. And I will also assure youyou by email due to the urgency of this transaction. I want to start by I am Mr.FRANK WILLIAM the chief accountant of the NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I came to know of you in my private search for a reliable and reputable person to handle this confidential transaction which involves the transfer of the sum of FORTY EIGHT MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS to a foreign account.This amount was secured from excess oil sales from Nigeria crude oil.The sum of $48.8 Billion oil windfall was realized by the Nigerian National l Petroleum Corporation for the month of August 2001.Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries (OPEC) crude oil price was peg at $22.00 per barrel and fortunately for oil producing countries like Nigeria, there was rises in oil price to about and as a result there was excess oil sales and I believe you would be aware of this rise in oil price . Out of this $48.8 BILLION excess oil funds, myself and my colleague because of our position in the Account Department of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation diverted the sumof FORTY EIGHT MILLION EIGHT HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS we Please note the reason for the transfer of this fund into your account will be for a mobilization fee for a contract that is awarded to you by my ministry NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION. All the necessary documentation for the approval of this fund into your account will be taken good care of and this business is 100% risk free as all the modalities for the smooth transfer of this fund has been concluded already.As a senior manager under the NNPC and as a civil servant our constitution does not allow we to operate a foreign account these was just why I have to contact you. I beg you to cover my identity and help me in achieving this long life dream.My colleagues and I have agreed on the following as soon as you agree to assist.(1) That thirty percent (30%) will be for you for helping us receive the fund. (2) That ten percent (10%) will be mapped out for reimbursement of any expenses incurred during the transfer of this fund into your account.for sometime before any of us will be able to get to you for withdrawal. You are urgently required to send me your opinion on this and your reply will enable me give you my private telephone line and for security reasons I will not give you my office telephone line.WRITE ME VIA MY ALTERNALTIVE Yours sincerel Mr. FRANK WILLIAM. ACCOUNTS DEPT.NNPC LAGOS DISTRICT.NIGERIAN

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