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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:
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "for easy and confidential communication" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "sani abacha" (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.
  • lawrencesegbele_ng10@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "MR. LAWRENCE SEGBELE" <segbelelawrence_ng10@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lawrencesegbele_ng10@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 9 Oct 2006 23:03:31 +0200
Subject: URGENT DEEDED

SIR,

REQUEST FOR URGENT/CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

I am extending this proposal to you in my capacity as the Financial Controller and Contract Award Committee Chairman in the National Electric Power Authority
(NEPA) in Lagos, Nigeria. My colleagues, have assigned me to seek for assistance of a reliable foreigner, through whom we can transfer The sum of US$38,600,000.00(thirty-eight Million, Six Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) which arose from the deliberate over-inflated contract value, for the General expansion of the Kainji Dam Terminal Station on behalf of National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) for
increased energy generation to Nigeria and some other West African countries.

The contract was awarded in 1998 during the Late General Sani Abacha regime To an expatriate firm with the consideration of 10% commission Agreement on the total
contract value of US$386,000,000. The contract has been completed and the contractor has long been paid, we are now left with this US$38,600,000 representing
the 10% our own share as agreed which is presently in the Federal Government account. The Current favourable political/economic climate in this country now
presented an opportunity for this money to be transferred out of the country.

Our contact in the Federal Ministry of Finance have given us a go ahead Advice to begin the process of the remittance, hence we have set in motion the machinery
for the take off of this transaction and further action will commence immediately we hear from you.

We have agreed that after the transfer of the money into your account, you shall be entitled to 28% of the total amount transferred, while the remaining 72% will be for us.
We decided to give you this percentage in order to motivate you and also to let you feel satisfied at the end of this transaction.

The nature of your business is not particularly relevant for the Success of this transaction. All we require is your willingness to co-operate and assurance that our own share will be given to us when this money is transferred into your account.

All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a norisk situation on the sides of both parties and it is believed that the conclusion of this transaction will not last more than 8 working days, However, we are going to retrieve the whole documents that will relate to this transaction and destroy them after the transfer of the money into your account to avoid any trace of the money.

Since we have no knowledge of any business, our plan is to invest this money into Real Estate, Stocks and we can also invest in some other profitable business in your country based on your advice because many of our years has been spent as civil servant, and we may likely resign from Government service to private business after this money is transferred into your account.

Please note that this business is strictly confidential and must not be disclosed to a third party. This is necessary to avoid disclosure that may jeopardize the transaction. Finally, if this proposal is acceptable to you, or if you have any questions,
feel free to contact me immediately on the above my alternative email address:
( lawrencesegbele_ng10@yahoo.co.uk ) and You should also send to me your private telephone and fax numbers for easy and confidential communication. I will oblige you with further information if so required.

Best Regards,
DR. LAWRENCE SEGBELE

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