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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:
  • "await your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "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.
  • stevnjok@yahoo.co.in (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • stevnjk_2@writeme.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?iso-8859-1?q?Steve=20Njok?= <stevnjok@yahoo.co.in>
Reply-To: stevnjk_2@writeme.com
Date: Wed, 29 Mar 2006 21:42:31 +0530 (IST)
Subject: From Dr.Steve Njok.


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

ATTN:REQUEST FOR ASSISTANCE IN A FINANCIAL TRANSACTION


Dear friend


I am interested in your partnership in a businessdeal. This business proposal I wish to intimate you with is of mutualbenefit and its success is entirely based on mutual trust,cooperation and ahigh level of confidentiality as regard this transaction.


I am representing the board of contract Award Committee, Nigeria National

Petroleum Corporation,. I am seeking your assistanceto enable me transfer

the sum of US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million, UnitedStates Dollars) into

your private/company account. The fund came about as aresult of a contract

awarded and executed for and on behalf of myMinistry. The contract was

supposed to be awarded to two foreigncontractors to the tune of US$180,000,000.00 (One hundred and Eighty MillionUnited States Dollars). But in the course of negotiation,thecontract was awarded to a Bulgarian Contractor at the cost of US$165,000,000.00(One hundred and Sixty five Million, United States Dollars)to mybenefit unknown to the contractor. Thiscontract has been

satisfactorilyexecuted and inspected as the Bulgarian firm is presently

securing payment frommy Ministry, where our Board is in-charge of all

foreign contract paymentapproval.


As a civil servant still in active government service,I am forbidden by law to operate an account outside the shores of mycountry. Hence this message to

you seeking your assistance so as to enable me present your private/company accountdetails as a beneficiary of contractual claimsand have the funds release to you.


On actualisation, the fund will be disbursed as Statedbelow:


1. 30% of the fund will be for you as beneficiary


2. 70% of the fund will be for us.



All logistics are in place and all modalities workedout for a smooth actualisation of the transaction within the next fewworking days of commencement. For further details as to theworkability of this transaction, please reach me as soon as possible forfurther clarification. I am currently in Europe for a senior management course and most importantly to finalize this transaction.Details will be revealed upon the receipt of your mail.


Please, email me on receipt of this mail at: stevnjk_2@writeme.com


Thank you and God bless as I await your urgent response.

Yours Sincerely,


Dr.Steve Njok.

Chairman Contract Award Committee {CCAC}






- Steve Njok

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