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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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: "Paul Williams" <pualwilliams@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: pualwilliam@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 03 Oct 2005 12:55:49 +0000
Subject: Business Proposal.

FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
FOREIGN OPERATION DEPARTMENT,
SUITE 5B- OLD FEDERAL SECRETARIATS,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
Alternative mail:paul-williams01@o2.pl


Dear Sir/Madam ,
VERY URGENT
I am Dr .Paul Williams, Director Of Foreign Operation Departments FEDERAL
MINISTRY OF FINANCE.l got your contact through an associate who works with
EUROPEAN ECONOMIC CHAMBER OF TRADE,COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY (EEIG).

This transaction requires mutual understanding,transparency and trust to be
executed.an lndian national named Parkins Salim a contractor with the
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION who unforuntately lost his life and family in
the 11th /9, disaster in America.

Mr. Parkins Salim executed contract of US$30.5Million with the said Ministry
and was yet to be paid when he died.Meanwhile the fund is presently in the
CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA VAULT,nobody know's what is going on except two of
my colleagues and me.this is the informatiom of the contract executed by
Mr.Parkins Salim,

CONTRACT NUMBER:FMA/SLE/BIR99
CONTRACT SUM:US$ 30.5MILLION.

Therefore we decided to request you to stand in the stead of the original
contractor,Mr.P.Salim now late.

We will send you all releant document relating to the contract that will
enable the remittance of the fund into your account.the deal,though very
confidenial,is 100% risk free and requires only your co-operation.we have
agreed to pay you 30% of the total sum, 10% will be for expenses incidental
to the remittance.while the balance of 60% will be for my colleagues and me.

The CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA in complianc with Parliment's directive has
expressed readiness to release the fund via payment adivce.if this proposal
is acceptable by you,get in touch with me.

l will be going for my retirement very soon,so l need this money to invest
in viable project in your country or it envirous.you shall arrange for us to
meet with you immediately we transferred the money to you.

l am waitng for your urgent respond.You can reply
through,mail:paul-williams01@o2.pl

Thanks

Yours Faithful
Dr .Paul Williams.

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