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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:

• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "million us 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• 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.
  • ucfrank@k.ro (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: uchebuego frank <uchebu011@yahoo.it>
Reply-To: frankuc@k.ro
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 00:51:28 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS ASSISTANCE.


OFFICE OF PROCUREMENT & CONTRACT

AWARD COMMITTEE PANEL.

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUEM CORPORATION

FALOMO LAGOS



www.nigerianoil-gas.com



Attention: sir/madam

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am UCHEBUEGO FRANK, of Procurement and contract Award committee panel with

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the federal Republic of Nigeria.

I got your contact from the foreign office of the Nigerian Chambers of Commerce and Industry.

It is with trust that I wish to contact you on this matter concerning the transfer of US$7.5million Dollars.

Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my Corporation (NNPC) to Alliance Oil International, to Service,

Turn Around Maintenance and Rehabilitation Work on Kaduna,Warri Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KWRPC) Plant in Nigeria.

This contract was over-invoiced by us. Myself and some officials reached a compromise to transfer the Fund into Foreign Bank account that will

accommodate this Fund. We have all modalities set.We have been disappointed some years ago by a British man,Mr.franklin whom we trusted with a transaction of this

nature up to the tune of US$2million US Dollars. He is sitting on our money for no apparent reason but we are willing to try again but we believe that for his act of wickedness to us,

he will never go unpunished by God. Because of this we are afraid and we need your total trust and assurance that you must be an honest and straightforward person.

We have agreed to share the money thus:

1. 10% for the account owner.

2. 85% for me and my partners

3. 5% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local <br>
foreign expenses.

Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and

risk free and we will commence the transaction from

the date of receipt of the following information via

e-mail.Please if you accept this proposal, send to me by

e-mail.1. Your personal telephone and fax numbers.

2. Your Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as your Bank Account numbers.or you open a new account for this business, With these information, we are going to put in application for the release of this fund into your account for us all. Due to our sensitive position, we can not afford a slip in this transaction so contact me immediately through my e-email address for further information on the

requirements and procedure for this transaction.Please treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost urgency.please reply to



reply to: ucfrank@k.ro

Yours faithfully

FRANK UCHEBUEGO



- uchebuego frank

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