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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 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:
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
• 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.
  • georgeallen2006@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • georgeallen_2008@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?george=20allen?= <georgeallen2006@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: georgeallen_2008@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Fri, 24 Mar 2006 16:26:09 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: awaits your urgent responds


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: georgeallen2006@yahoo.co.uk



FROM: George Allen
OFFICE OF THE CO-ORDINATOR

CONTRACT REVIEW PANEL

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION.

ATTN: SIR



l am Dr.George Allen, the Co-ordinator of the contract Review Panel of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Sometime ago, a Contract was awarded to a Conglomerate of Foreign Companies by my Committee on behalf of the NNPC. The Contract was over invoiced to the tune of US$24.5Million (Twenty four million united states Dollars). This was done deliberately by my colleagues and l to benefit from this project.

This funds are presently with a security company, having observed all laid down protocols. This surplus US$24.5Million is what we ask that you help us receive on arrival as well as provide an account for lodgement of the funds since it is forbidden for us government workers to operate foreign bank accounts.

On final conclusion of this project, 70% of this surplus shall be for us, while 25% shall be for you and the remaining 5% shall be used to compensate either party should there be any expenses incurred.

You should be informed that all arrangements have been secretly concluded to lift this money as a consignment through the security company where the money is kept along with a Diplomatic Cargo Vessel. Inquiries have showed that this consignment can be routed to Europe, America or Asia. This piece of information should however be kept to yourself alone as we are still very much in government service.

Send me an email immediately to let me know if you would be of assistance. georgeallen_2008@yahoo.co.uk

Regards,

Dr. GEORGE ALLEN



- george allen

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