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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)
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • hasanbabiola@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "hasancabiola@yahoo.com" <hasancabiola@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Date: Tue, 26 Sep 2006 05:23:09 -0500
Subject: JOIN HAND

Dear Friend,

I am Dr. Hassan Abiola, an accountant to the
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). Be informed that my partners and
I awarded a contract to a Foreign Firm
(SHENG YANG CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,
JAPAN WITH CONTRACT NO:
NNPC/PED/1462/KADREF/02) for the
maintenance of the Nigerian Petroleum-Chemical
Complex located at KADUNA, NIGERIA.

The contract amount was US$98,000,000.00
(NINETY EIGHT MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS
ONLY) however, we over-invoiced the cost of
the contract to US$143,000,000.00. The
original contractor has been paid in full
for the contract been executed, the $45,000,000.00.
(FORTY-FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)
which is now left is the top up sum.

We as Government Officials are not permitted
to own or operate a foreign bank account.
Therefore we need a reliable person who will
provide us with a foreign banking account
where to transfer and deposit this sum
$45,000,000.00 and this is the reason why
I am soliciting your assistance to provide
us with an account to deposit this money.

All modalities for the easy transfer of this
fund is now in place, the period of this
transaction is only two weeks from the day we
receive your banking details. When this money
gets to your account, we will meet face to
face for the sharing arrangement. NOTE that
10% of our share will be invested in your
country. We propose to give you 30% of the
US45,000,000.00, while my partners and I will
get 60% of the money. The balance of 10% will
be allocated to cover all expenses been
incurred by both partners, be informed that
this proposal is urgent and confidential
between us.

Please send to me the following for speedy
processing via: hasanbabiola@yahoo.com;
Your full Banking Account Details;
Your full Company's;
Name and Address;
Your Private Phone and Fax Number.
All these information are needed for
easy communications and will as well be used
in securing the necessary documents for the
easy transfer of this fund to your account.

Awaiting your timely response.

Regards,
Dr. Hassan Abiola.
Accountant NNPC.

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