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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "charles soludo" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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.
  • nnpcmailbox1@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "Mr. Terry Smith" <mr_sim2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: office_of_thes@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 06:27:04 -0800
Subject: CONTACT JAMES LATIN FOR YOUR PAYMENT

 

THE PRESIDENCY

OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY

FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA

ASO ROCK VILLA, ABUJA

TEL/FAX: 234 9 272 269

 

Dear Sir/Madam,

 

RE: DEBT BY BACK AGREEMENT VIA NNPC OIL RESERVE ACCOUNT.

 

I, Dr. Ufot Ekaette, Secretary to the Federal Government of Nigeria and Chairman of Foreign, Inheritance and Local Contractors Payment Committee inconjunction with the Governor of Central Bank of Nigeria, Prof. Charles Soludo, the Senate President, Ken Nnamani and Alhaji Abubakar Atiku, The Vice President met and took the following resolution on your outstanding payment.

 

After studying payment files yesterday, we discovered your payment has not been released as a result of official bureaucracy. We apologize for the delay in settling your outstanding payment and advise you stop henceforth communication with persons/offices irrespective of position claimed in respect of your payment except the contact person you are referred to in this message.

 

You are hereby directed to contact the Financial Controller Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Dr. James Latin who has been appointed to take charge of all Foreign Payments via debt by back agreement we signed using the Reserve Account to settle all outstanding payments. Reconfirm your bank details, contract amount, contract number and your telephone/fax numbers to him. This measure is to avoid mistake while transferring your fund. The following are your transaction details; Payment Reference No.: 545000358, Allocation No.: 604728, Password No.: 9955104, Pin Code: 44779, Certificate Merit No.: 202 and Release Code No.: XTV12349. Having received these vital payment numbers you are qualified to be paid your outstanding fund within 48 hours.

 

CONTACT PERSON DR. JAMES LATIN (FINANCIAL CONTROLLER, NNPC)

TEL: 234 806 322 131

FAX: 234 1 555 922

EMAIL: nnpcmailbox1@yahoo.co.uk

 

Contact him immediately and inform him that you received instruction from the Secretary to the Federal Government directing you to contact him for the immediate release of your contract payment. Remember to forward your details to his office to avoid transfer mistakes.

 

Regards,

 

Dr. Ufot Ekaette,

Secretary to the Federal Government (SFG)

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