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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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• An email address listed inside this email has been used in a known fraud before.
• 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.
  • diminicda@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: diminic dada <diminicda@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2006 21:29:30 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: VERY UGENT.


NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC)
OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL

(Email: diminicda@yahoo.com
DEAR SIR,

A CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL

HAVING CONSENTED WITH MY COLLEAGUES, AND BASED ON THE INFORMATION GATHERED FROM AN INTERNATIONAL ORGANISATION HERE IN NIGERIA, I HAVE THE PRIVILEGE TO REQUEST FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE IN TRANSFERING THE SUM OF EIGHTEEN MILLION, SIX HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS ($18,600,000.00) INTO YOUR ACCOUNT. THE ABOVE SUM RESULTED FROM AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT EXECUTED, COMMISSIONED AND PAID FOR ABOUT FIVE YEARS (5 YRS) AGO BY A FOREIGN CONTRACTOR.

THIS ACTION WAS HOWEVER INTENTIONAL AND SINCE THEN THE FUND HAS BEEN IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT AT THE CENTAL BANK OF NIGERIA, OUR APEX BANK. WE ARE NOW READY TO TRANSFER THE FUND OVERSEAS, AND THAT IS WHERE YOU COME IN. IT IS IMPORTANT TO INFORM YOU THAT AS CIVIL SERVANTS, WE ARE FORBIDDEN TO OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNTS AND THIS IS THE REASON WHY WE ARE IN NEED OF YOUR ASSISTANCE. ONCE THIS TRANSACTION IS SUCCESSFULLY CARRIED OUT, THE TOTAL SUM WILL BE SHARED AS FOLLOWS: - 70% FOR US, 25% FOR YOU AND 5% FOR LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES INCIDENTAL TO THE TRANSFER. THE TRANSFER IS RISK FREE ON BOTH SIDES.

I AM AN ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (N.N.P.C). IF YOU FIND THIS PROPOSAL PLEASANT, YOU CAN SEND US YOUR BANKING DETAILS AND YOUR PHONE NUMBER WERE WE CAN REACH YOU AND THIS BUSINESS WILL TAKE US 21 WORKING DAYS TO ACCOMPLISH. FOR SECURITY REASONS ALL CORRESPONDENCE SHOULD BE DIRECTED TO MY PERSONAL EMAIL ACCOUNT (diminicda@yahoo.com. PLEASE REPLY URGENTLY


BEST REGARDS,

Diminic.
(A.G. NNPC)




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