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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:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "to your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "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.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "peter shobanjo" <eaglepeters@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: lawcharles33@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 16 May 2006 13:52:58 +0100
Subject: GET BACK TO ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.............

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION

FROM The Desk OF:Dr.Peter Shobanjo

DIRECTOR PROJECT IMPLEMENTATION(NNPC).

 

 

 

Attention: Sir/Madam,

Compliment of the season. I strongly apologize for this unsolicited mail,but I am constrained by circumstances surrounding my profession .I have the mandate of my colleagues in office to solicite for your assistance for a deal we want to execute The business involves the remittance of US 11.6M (eleven million six hundred thousand United StatesDollars) to your bank account from the Central Bank of Nigeria.

The money accrued through deliberate over-invoicing of old projects executed for the Gover-nment by some foreign firms. I and few officials here have worked out a scheme to benefit us along with any foreign partner who obliges us the materials and channel to push out the fund, our idea being to come over thereafter to share the fund with whoever assist us.

To make things easy and legal, the fund is reflecting in our records as payable to a foreigner who did a consultancy service job for the ministry during the turn around maintenance of one our petroleum refinery.All necessary and relevant documents will be procured for the release and transfer of the fund into your nominated account, Please get in touch with me immediately and attention the undersigned .

For your participation in realizing this transaction 20% will be for you,70% for me and other officials and 10% for any expense we may incur (both parties) during processing for the transfer to your nominated bank account.

I am awaiting your response most urgently and is rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free, as there is no risk involved on both sides.

Thank you and God bless.

Yours sincerely,

 

Dr.Peter Shobanjo.

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