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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.
  • babsanthony5@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • frankdurueng@myway.com
  • frank_durueng@myway.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?MR=20BABS=20ANTHONY=20FAMILY?= <babsanthony5@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: babsanthony7@myway.com
Date: Tue, 28 Mar 2006 19:11:33 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: hi


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: babsanthony5@yahoo.co.uk





NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLUM CO-OPERATION.

FROM THE DESK:CHAIRMAN OF CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE(NNPC).

HEAD OFFICE ADDRESS: NO,126 KEVIN AVE, PORT HARCOURT.

EMAIL:frankdurueng@myway.com

DEAR,

IT IS MY PLEASURE TO WRITE AND INFORM YOU OF A TRANSACTION INVOLVING THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF ($25.5M MILLION U.S. DOLLARS ONLY INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR SAFE KEEPING PENDING MY ARRIVAL WITH MY COLLEAGUES FOR THE SHARING WITH WHOSOEVER OWNS THE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE AMOUNT IS REMITTED.

I AM ENGINEER.FRANK DURU.THE CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION(NNPC) IN ABUJA,IMO STATE ,CALABA,LAGOSIAN AND THIS ORIGINATED FROM OVER-INVOICED CONTRACTS EXECUTED IN MY CORPORATION SOMETIMES AGO OF WHICH I AM ONE OF THE SIGNATORIES WHO SIGNED ON THE PROJECT TO THE CONTRACTORS.

ON COMPLETION AND INSPECTION OF THIS CONTRACT,THE PAYMENT VOUCHERS HAD BEEN APPROVED AND THE MONEY MADE AVAILABLE FOR THE PAYMENT TO THE CONTRACTOR.BUT AS A MATTER OF FACT,WE ARE TOP GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS AND WE ARE NOT LIABLE TO COME OUT OPENLY TO CLAIM THIS ABOVE MONEY.SO,RIGHT NOW THE MONEY IS DEPOSITED IN A SECURITY COMPANY PROTECTION IN MADRID SPAIN AS A CONSIGNMENT.AND AS A MATTER OF URGENCY,WE ARE LOOKING FOR A COMPETENT AND HONEST COMPANY OR INDIVIDUAL ABROAD WHOSE DOCUMENTS WOULD BE TENDERED TO US HERE IN ABUJA AS ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS THAT EXECUTED THE PROJECT.

THESE ARE THE TWO MAJOR CONTRACTS AWARDED TO THE FOREIGN CONSTRUCTION FIRMS.THE CONTRACTS WERE TURN AROUND MAINTENANCE JOBS ON AJAOKUTA STEEL MANUFACTURING COMPLEX (THE NATION'S STEEL PRODUCTION FIRM) AWARDED TO MESSRS DUMEZ CONSTRUCTION COMPANY, GERMANY AND THE KADUNA REFINERY PETROCHEMICAL COMPANY AWARDED TO CHIYODA CONSTRUCTION COMPANY,JAPAN.

SO AFTER,DUE TO CONSULTATIONS,I AND MY ASSOCIATE DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU NOT MINDING THE FACT THAT WE HAVE NEVER MEET OR ENTERED INTO ANY KIND OF TRANSACTIONS WITH YOU BEFORE AS TO KNOW YOU,BUT BASED ON THE RECOMMENDATION, I PERSONALLY WANT TO BELIEVE THAT YOU ARE HONEST ENOUGH.IT IS ON THIS NOTE THAT WE CONSIDER IT PROPER TO WRITE YOU ASKING FOR YOUR CONSENT AND SUPPORT TO TRANSFER THIS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. YOU SHOULD NOT FEAR ANY RISK BECAUSE WE HAVE CONCLUDED EVERY ARRANGEMENT TO SAFEGUARD THIS TRANSACTION BUT AT THE SAME TIME. WE WOULD WANT YOU TO MAINTAIN HIGH LEVEL OF CONFIDENCE AND SECRECY.

MEANWHILE, THIS IS THE BREAKDOWN OF THE MODALITY THE MONEY WILL BE PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR US TO SHARE IN RATIO OF 60% FOR ME AND 40% FOR YOU.THEREFORE, IF YOU ARE INTRESTED OVER THIS TRANSACTION, YOU ARE TO SEND TO ME ALL THIS FOLLOWING INFORMATION TO US IMMEDIATELY.FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.AND URGENTLY TRANSFEING OF THE FUND INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

(1).YOUR FULL NAME.

(2) YOUR BANK NAME/ADDARESS.

(3) YOUR HOUSE/COMPANY ADDRESS.

(4) YOUR ACCOUNT NAME AND ACCOUNT NUMBER.

(5) YOUR DRIVERS LICENSE.

(6) YOUR TELEPHONE/ FAX NUMBERS.

THE ABOVE INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO SOURCE FOR APROVALS FOR PAYMENT AND DESCRIBE THE NATURE OF THE CONTRACTAL READY EXECUTED.CONTACT ME IMMEDIATELY WITH BELOW UPON E-MAIL,frank_durueng@myway.com

YOURS FAITHFULY,

ENGINEER.FRANK DURU. (PHD-ENGINEERING)

CHAIRMAN CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE

NATIONAL PETROLUM CO-OPERATION(NNPC).

- MR BABS ANTHONY FAMILY

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