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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist 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.
  • funsho0012@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: funsho <funsho0012@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Jun 2006 11:32:56 -0700
Subject: from funsho


FROM THE DESK OF
MR. FUNSHO KUPOLOKUN
CHAIRMAN NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION (NNPC)
CO-ORDINATOR CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT
MINISTRY OF RESOURCES
REF:CON/201/CDD/INTERPROP


SIR,
REQUEST FOR URGENT INTERNATIONAL ASSISTANCE

It my pleasure writing you this confidential business proposal,and I
consider to get in touch with you with a business proposal as people
from you country are known to be business wise.

I am Engr. Funsho Kupolokun CHAIRMAN NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
COPORATION(NNPC) CO-ORDINATOR CONTRACTS DEPARTMENT MINISTRY OF RESOURCES
NIGERIA. We are proposing to transfer the sum of USD$20,456,00 (TWENTY
MILLION, FOUR HUNDRED AND FIFHTY SIX THOUSAND U.S.A DOLLARS) from Nigeria
and we want your assistance by providing your support and experience as
towhere this money would be lodged in your country in terms of bankaccount
or security company, this funds which 60% of it was the initial amount meant
for the contract payment of some contractor from yourcountry which was been
owed as balance payment to CONTRACT: REF:2348347910NIG which was an already
executed contract but unbalanced inthe year 1997 ISSUED BY GENERAL SANNI
ABACHA and now the money is to be paid to there families in your country,
the remaining 40% was handed to me by the president of the federal republic
of Nigeria as to cover allexpenses and I am offering you 20% of these
(USD$4.1MILLION) for anyeffort you make to see that the money is secured
with you after a very successful transactions. We have make necessary means
to get the proper documents to execute this transaction but we shall not
hesitate you look forward to you in playing you own part financially. If
you believe you can be a diplomat via this, then you are right.

You are required to contact me(funsho0012@yahoo.com) immediately you
receive this mail for the completion of this transaction.We have make
arrangement to meet you before the end of this transaction.

THIS BUSINESS DEMANDS UTMOST CONFIDENTIALITY.

Yours Faithfully

Engr Funsho Kupolukun

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