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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)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was sent to thousands of people)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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.
  • gumel_snr@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)
  • girei@mail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Aliu H. Gumel" <gumel_snr@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: girei@mail.com
Date: Sat, 13 May 2006 05:57:35 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Overseas account


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: gumel_snr@yahoo.com

OFFICE OF THE DEPUTY GOVERNOR

FINANCIAL SECTOR SURVEILLANCE

CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA,

TINUBU - SQUARE,

LAGOS, NIGERIA.

TELEX: CENBANK

PRIVATE E-MAIL: girei@mail.com


Dear Sir,


I am Umaru Bello Girei, I work in the financial surveillance department of Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). We are urgently looking for a reliable foreign company or individual who could assist us to transfer the sum of $9,700,000.00 (Nine Million, Seven hundred thousand United States Dollars) only to an Overseas account.

The above sum belongs to late Edgar Hopkins of Hopkins Engineering Co, an American citizen who lost his life during the devastation of hurricane Katrina that hit New Orleans on August. 29 2005 at 6:10am on his visit to that city. He just concluded a three (3) years contract to carry out turn-around maintenance. with Pipeline and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) a subsidiary company to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).


The project was successfully executed and hsi payment approval with ministry was under processing when he traveled to New Orleans. Late Edgar Hopkins has been working around the in west cost in Africa for several years but his family background was not known and there is no next of kin to claim this payment. The news of his death was concealed but deputy governor Dr. Tunde Lemo is aware of this information and we did not want this money to be to PPMC account as unclaimed payment. The key officials of the PPMC have agree with us to find a reliable foreigner to claim this payment either as the next of kin to late Edgar Hopkins or as a subcontractor who bought the contract from late Hopkins. The system of buying and selling contracts from the original bidders is practicable here.


To facilitate this arrangement, this following must take place.


Your name or company will be fixed into the Pipeline and Products Marketing Company (PPMC) records as a subcontractor and have every contract documentation evidence backdated on your name. Your bank account detail inclusive and the sharing modality of the transferred fund to your account shall be discussed upon your willingness to participate in this proposed deal. Be rest assure that there is no risk taking in this transaction.


Looking forward for your timely response.


Yours faithfully,

Umaru Bello Girei



- Aliu H. Gumel

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