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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Dr.Steve Suleiman." <ccacnnpc_001@msn.com>
Reply-To: ssuleiman@bizhat.com
Date: Tue, 31 Jan 2006 14:15:51 +0000
Subject: RE:REPLY.

FROM THE DESK OF:DR.STEVE SULEIMAN.
CHAIRMAN,CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,N.N.P.C.
NNPC TOWERS,CENTRAL DISTRICT,ABUJA-NIGERIA.

Dear Friend ,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

Although this proposal might come to you as surprise since it is coming from
someone you don't know or ever seen before. But after due deliberation with
my colleagues, I decided to forward this business proposal.We want a
reliable person who could assist us to transfer the sum of US$37.4M (Thirty
seven million,Four hundred Thousand United States Dollars) into his or her
Account.
...................................................
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by us
under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved for
payment by the concerned ministries. The contract was executed,commissioned
and the contractor was paid his actual cost of contract.We are left with the
balance of US$37.4M(Thirty seven million,four hundred thousand United States
dollars) as the over-invoiced Amount,which we have deliberatelyover
estimated for our own use but under our protocol division,civil servants are
forbidden to operate or own foreign account.
...................................................
This is why I contact you for assistance. We have agreed to share the money
as follows.
1. 30% for you account owner)
2. 65% for us,3. 5% for tax, as may be required by your Government.
...................................................
As you may want to know and make you less curious, I got your address from a
reputable Large chamber of commerce and industry and I am the executive
chairman of the contract Award committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC).
This transaction is very much free from all sort of risk hence this business
was carefully planned before it was successfully executed and we the NNPC
officials involved in the deal have put in many years of meritorious service
to our ministry.
...................................................
We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and for
most of us this is a lifetime opportunity we cannot afford to miss.
To get this fund into your account, we have to present an intrnational
business outfit and consequent upon indication of your interest to fully
assist us in this transaction.
You are advised to furnish us with the following.
...................................................
1) Your bankers name and address, telephone, fax and telex numbers.This
information will enable us seek approval of the fund from the concerned
quarters within three to four banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion.One of my colleagues and I involved in
this deal will come to your country to arrange for our share upon
confirmation from you that the money has hit your nominated bank account.
...................................................
All these will only take us about fourteen working days to transfer this
fund into your account from the day we receive the requirement.Your line of
business in this transaction does not
matter.Honesty and your ability to keep it secret and keep our own safe when
the money hits your account is what matters.Your prompt reply will be highly
ppreciated by sending your reply through this mail address for onward
transaction.
...................................................
Waiting for your positive respond.
Regards,
DR.STEVE SULEIMAN.
Chairman Contract Award Committee,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
N.N.P.C.

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