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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:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "williams peter" <w_peter97@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: williams67@katamail.com
Date: Mon, 10 Oct 2005 07:22:44 -0500
Subject: I seek your partnership.

Dear Sir,

TRANSFER OF US$24,500,000.00 ONLY

Good day to you.

I have a profiling amount in an excess of US$24.5M, which I seek your
partnership in accommodating for me. You will be rewarded with 20% of the
total sum for your partnership. Can you be my partner on this?

I am extending this proposal to you in my capacity as Chief Accountant and
Chairman of the Contract Review / Audit Committee, scrutinising all records
covering executed contracts Awarded by Previous Military Government in
Nigeria.
My colleagues and I have uncovered a floating amount of US$24.5Million
without a clear Beneficiary owing to a deliberate act of Over-invoicing and
illegal inflation of contract value by corrupt Government Officials.

This money have already been approved for payment by Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) and is secured under Contract No:
FGN/NNPC/PH/WR/1997.

As top Civil Servants, We are not authorised to operate Foreign Bank Account
and this is why we want to use your bank Account to transfer this money
outside my country. We will regularise the approvals to reflect you as the
true beneficiary under the Contract.

If you are interested in this deal, please contact me immediately you
receive this message through my direct E-mail for confidential reasons.
Forward the followings on acknowlegment and acceptance of this offer.

1. YOUR NAME AND ADDRESS
2. YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS

I am anxiously waiting for your urgent response for me to furnish you with
more details.

Yours sincerely,

Dr. William Peters.

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