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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)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • awoniyi54@presidency.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: Gideon Oje <gideonoje46@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 12 May 2006 13:58:19 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Chief F.J.K Awoniyi


THE PRESIDENCY
DEBT RECONCILIATION DIVISION
OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT
FEDERAL SECRETARIATE
ABUJA – NIGERIA
E-MAIL:awoniyi54@presidency.com
Dear Sir,


I am Chief F.J.K Awoniyi, a director with Pipelines and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) an Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) subsidiary company, at present I am the vice-chairman of Presidential Debt Reconciliation Committee in the presidency (office of the president).

We need a trust worthy and reliable foreign partner who could assist us to transfer the sum of $9,700,000.00 (Nine Million, Seven hundred thousand United States Dollars) only into overseas bank account as a subcontractor. The above sum was a reward from contract awarded by the above name company to late Edgar Edgar Hopkins of Hopkins Engineering Company, an American citizen. He was awarded the contract to refurbish and carry out turn-around maintenance in the refineries installation at Onne and Warri. The contract was duly executed and his payment was under way before he travel out of the country where he meet his untimely death during the devastation of hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans on August. 29 2005.

There is no trace of his family history but we heard it by rumor that his parent settled and lives in Johannesburg in South Africa, and he was the only child of his both parent before the parent die in early and late 1970 respectively. Late Edgar Hopkins possessed an American international passport but has no record of family, he spent most of his lifetime working in West Africa.

If you are interested in this proposal, please contact me through this email (awoniyi54@presidency.com) for further information. Be rest assure that this transaction has no risk implication, sharing formula shall be discussed upon receipt of your email.

Looking forward for your timely response.

Yours faithfully,
Chief F.J.K Awoniyi


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