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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "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: "Mohammed Sambo" <msambo7@msn.com>
Reply-To: dr_msambo3@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 18 Oct 2005 09:11:40 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE,

ATTENTION PLEASE,
REQUEST FOR A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

I REPRESENT A TEAM OF HIGHLY PLACED OFFICIALS WITH THE NIGERIA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) AS WELL AS THE FEDERAL
GOVERNMENT CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE (CRC), WHO ARE INTERESTED
IN COMMENCING IMMEDIATE BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU, WE
HEREBY STRONGLY SOLICIT YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERRING (FOREX)
FUNDS WHICH TOTALS US$10,500,000.00 (TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED
THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) INTO A RELIABLE PERSONAL OR
COMPANY ACCOUNT OVERSEAS WHICH YOU HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL OVER.

THESE FUNDS ARE PRESENTLY TRAPPED IN THE NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) ACCOUNT WITH CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA (CBN). THESE ARE AS A RESULT OF GROSSLY OVER - INVOICED
CONTRACTS WHICH WERE EXECUTED FOR THE NNPC DURING THE LAST
ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA AND ARE PRESENTLY UNDER VERIFICATION.
TO THIS EFFECT, THE PRESENT ADMINISTRATION IN NIGERIA SET UP A
CONTRACT REVIEW COMMITTEE TO IDENTIFY, VERIFY, SCRUTINIZE,
APPROVE AND RECOMMEND FOR PAYMENT ALL VALID CONTRACTS THAT HAVE
BEEN FULLY EXECUTED IN THE COURSE OF OUR ASSESSMENT, WE HAVE
IDENTIFIED A LOT OF MISAPPROPRIATED AND INFLATED FUNDS WHICH ARE
PRESENTLY FLOATING IN THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF THE CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA READY FOR PAYMENT. THE COMPANIES, WHICH EXECUTED THE
CONTRACTS, HAVE BEEN DULY PAID. IT IS THE OVER INFLATED SUM OF
US$10,500,000.00 THAT WE NOW INTEND TO TRANSFER INTO A FOREIGN
ACCOUNT URGENTLY.

I HAVE BEEN DELEGATED AS MATTER OF CAPABILITY BY MY COLLEAGUES
TO SECURE THE COOPERATION OF AN OVERSEAS PARTNER INTO WHOSE
ACCOUNT THIS OVER INVOICED SUM COULD BE TRANSFERRED FOR ONWARD
DISBURSEMENT AMONGST US. PLEASE CONFIRM YOUR WILLINGNESS TO
ASSIST US BY SENDING YOUR DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER TO ME
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION.

WE WILL SHARE THE FUND IN A RATIO WHICH WILL BE SATISFACTORY TO
ALL. HOWEVER, WE PROPOSE 70% FOR US (THE OFFICIALS), 30% FOR THE
ACCOUNT OWNER (YOU).PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100%
RISK FREE AND SAFE. SO I WILL LIKE YOU TO GET BACK TO ME
URGENTLY SO THAT I WILL START PROCESSING THE NEEDED DOCUMENTS
BECAUSE WE INTEND TO ACCOMPLISH THIS TRANSFER WITHIN FIVE
WORKING DAYS.

PLEASE TREAT WITH THE STRICTEST CONFIDENTIALITY AND UTMOST
URGENCY.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
DR.MOHAMMED SAMBO.

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