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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:
  • "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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing 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.
  • markvinesnekwes@yahoo.com.cn (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • info.markvinesnekwes@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: =?gb2312?q?NEKWES=20MARKVINES?= <markvinesnekwes@yahoo.com.cn>
Reply-To: markvinesnnpc@o2.pl
Date: Tue, 9 May 2006 12:06:01 +0800 (CST)
Subject: PLEASE TREAT IT LIKE A BLOOD BROTHER AFFAIR


ÎÒÓÐÒ»¸öеĵçÓʵØÖ·ÁË£¡ÄúÏÖÔÚ¿ÉÒÔ·¢µç×ÓÓʼþ¸øÎÒµ½£ºmarkvinesnekwes@yahoo.com.cn

DEAR SIR,



STRICTRY CONFIDETIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL



THIS LETTER MAY COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE, PLEASE TREAT IT LIKE A BLOOD

BROTHER AFFAIR. I AM MARKVINES NEKWES, THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT,WITH THE NIGERIAN

NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE TO TRANSFER

THE SUM OF THIRTY-THREE MILLION,FOUR HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS

ONLY (US$33,400.000.00).THIS MONEY IS NOW DEPOSITED IN THE NNPC TREASURY

ACCOUNT WITH THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.



THE SUM AROSE FROM THE DELIBERATE OVER-INVOICING OF A CONTRACT

AWARDED BY THE NNPC TO A FOREIGN FIRM FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF

LIQUIFIED NATURAL GAS PLANT (LNG) IN BONNY, SOUTHERN NIGERIA

DURING THE LAST MILITARY REGIME.



THIS CONTRACT HAS BEEN COMPLETELY EXECUTED AND COMMISSIONED AND THE

CONTRACTOR THAT HANDLED THIS CONTRACT HAS COLLECTED HIS FINALPAYMENT;

THUS LEAVING BEHIND THE ABOVE STATED AMOUNT WHICH REPRESENTS THE OVER

INVOICED SUM. HOWEVER, THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU (CIVIL SERVANTS LAWS)

DOES NOT ALLOW US TO OWN AND OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT, THEREFORE, I NEEDED

A FOREIGN PARTNER THAT WILL PRESENT HIMSELF AS THE SUB-CONTRACTOR BY

PROVIDING HIS BANK PARTICULARS SO THAT THE MONEY WILL BE TRANSFERRED

INTO HIS ACCOUNT.



FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THIS BUSINESS, YOUR SHARE WILL BE 30% OF THE

TOTAL SUM, 60% FOR ME, WHILE 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TOOFF-SET ANY

EXPENSES WE MAY INCURE IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. IF YOU ARE

WILLING TO ASSIST US IN THIS TRANSACTION, PLEASE SEND THE FOLLOWING

INFORMATION. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY

COMMUNICATION SO THAT I WILL GIVE YOU MORE DETAILS.



ALL MODALITIES FOR THE TAKE-OFF, OF THIS TRANSACTION HAS BEEN WORKED

OUT AND FURTHER ACTION WILL COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY I HEAR FROM YOU.

I SOLICIT FOR YOUR CO-OPERATION, IF YOU HAVE ANYQUESTION, PLEASE

DO NOT HESITATE TO ASK ME, EMAIL I WILL GIVE YOU MY PHONE NOMBER

WHEN YOU REPLY TO ME.



YOURS TRULY ,

MR.MARK VINE.

(CHIEF ACCOUNTANT NNPC).

PRIVATE EMAIL:(info.markvinesnekwes@yahoo.co.uk)



- NEKWES MARKVINES

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