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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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• 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.
  • mohamed121@myway.com
  • mohamed121@myway.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Mohamed Yakubu" <mohamedyakubu121@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: m_yakubu121@latinmail.com
Date: Fri, 14 Oct 2005 09:24:29 +0000
Subject: message from mr. mohamed yakubu.

FROM ENGR.MOHAMED YAKUBU.
CHAIRMAN,
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,

MY ALTERNATIVE E_MAIL ADDRESS( mohamed121@myway.com )


DEAR FRIEND,


I KNOW THAT THIS PROPOSAL MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE,
ESPECIALY HAVING TO COME FROM SOMEONE YOU HAVE NOT MET BEFORE, BUT I WOULD
LIKE YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH ME SO THAT THIS $40M WILL BE RELEASED AND
TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

MY NAME IS ENGR.MOHAMED YAKUBU, THE CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C).

IT IS MY PROFOUND INTENTION TO CONTACT YOU FOR THIS VERY IMPORTANT AND
HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL TRANSACTION FOR TRANSFER OF $40M INTO YOUR ACCOUNT .

THE $40M WAS THE OVER ESTIMATED BALLANCE FROM THE CONTRACTS AWARDED TO BOTH
FOREIGN AND LOCAL CONTRACTORS.

THE REAL CONTRACT VALUE WAS $170 MILLION DOLLARS BUT IT WAS OVER ESTIMATED
TO $210 MILLION DOLLARS.

THE CONTRACT HAS BEEN SUCCESSFULY EXECUTED BY THE CONTRACTORS AND THEIR
CONTRACT SUM ($170M) HAS BEEN PAID TO THEM, LEAVING OUR OVER ESTIMATED
BALLANCE OF $40 MILLION DOLLARS STILL PENDING AT THE BANK.

RIGHT NOW,WE ARE LEFT WITH THIS OVER ESTIMATED BALLANCE($40m) WHICH IS STILL
FLOATING AT THE PAYING BANK AWAITING FINAL PAYMENT TO ANY RELIABLE FOREIGN
BANK ACCOUNT YOU MAY PROVIDE.

WE ARE THEREFORE ASKING YOU TO CO-OPERATE WITH US SO THAT THE FUND WILL BE
RELEASED AND TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

WHEN THE FUNDS IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT, YOU WILL BENEFIT 30% OF THE
TOTAL AMOUNT.

IN THIS REGARD,WE WOULD LIKE YOU TO SEND US THE FOLLOWING
INFORMATIONS:

YOUR NAME:-------

YOUR OCCUPATION:----

YOUR ADDRESS:----

YOUR PRIVATE PHONE NUMBERS:-----

YOUR PRIVATE FAX NUMBER:--------

YOUR REPLY AND INFORMATION REQUIRED SHOULD BE URGENT SO THAT WE WILL SUBMIT
APPLICATION TO THE PAYING BANK FOR TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

I AM EXPECTING TO HEAR FROM YOU SOONEST.

FINALLY, FEELS FREE ONCE AGAIN TO CONTACT ME CONFIDENTIALY
THROUGH MY E-MAIL ADDRESS OR TO MY ALTERNATIVE
E_MAIL ADDRESS(mohamed121@myway.com )

THANKS AND BEST REGARDS.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

ENGR.MOHAMED YAKUBU.
CHAIRMAN,
CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,

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