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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)
  • "your urgent reply" (scammers rush victims so they don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • albertyoung12@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: (sent from abused email account)
Reply-To: albertyoung12@gmail.com
Date: 5 Nov 2008 10:10:19 -0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND!!!!!!!!!!

Content-Type: text/plain
Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit


Dear Friend,
I am Engr.Albert Young, the Executive Director, Projects,to
the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC). This
commission was
inaugurated to elevate the suffering of the Niger Delta
indigences through constructions of Roads,Rural
Electrification, portable waters etc.

The Niger Delta indigence of Nigeria are the Oil producing
area of the country that has been neglected by successive
government,until this commission was inaugurated to map out
a master plan for the development of the region,and i think
we have done well so far. Only recently,we were able to
complete the construction of a solar powered water Scheme in
Rivers State of Nigeria to the tune of $148.5m.This project
was sponsored by Chevron Oil and other Multi National oil
companies in the region in Collaboration with the Federal
government.

During the award of the contract,i and the Managing Director
of the commission, Mr. Timi Alaibe was able to inflate the
contract
value with$28.5m. So far the original contractor has been
paid and
the over inflated fund is still in the suspense account of the
commission awaiting payment.

It is on this reason that i am writing you to assist us
receive the money into your custody since we need a
foreigner whom we will present as one of the contractors to
the commission.

All details of the transaction will be clearly spelt out to
you as soon as i confirm your readiness to assist. You
should also indicate your commission for accepting to assist
us bearing in mind that such commission will be negotiated
among us.

Pls send your response to my private email address
albertyoung12@gmail.com for more informative discussion


I await your urgent reply.

ENG. ALBERT YOUNG

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