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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:
  • "will come to you as a surprise" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists mobile phone numbers. Use of such numbers is typical for scams because they allow criminals to conceal their true location. They can receive calls in an Internet cafe from where they send you emails, while pretending to be in some office.
  • +2348066576994 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: "FREDLIN SIMON" <fredlinsimon8@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fredlinsimon@National-Champs.com
Date: Wed, 06 Dec 2006 11:42:04 -0800
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL

IAM DR,FREDLIN SIMON
Managing Director,
Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC)
Tel: 234-806-6576994
www.nddconline.org
E-mail: fredlinsimon@National-Champs.com

 

I am Project Director to the Niger Delta Development Commission (NDDC).also General co-ordinator for the building and maintenance of all  Public Hospitals, roads and schools in all the Oil producing states of the federation.

 

You can visit our website: www.nddconline.org
I know that this  mail will come to you as a surprise because we have never met before now.However i choose to reach you via e-mail message because it  remains the fastest and more secured way for communication.
The Niger Delta Development Commission. (NDDC} awarded contract for the building and maintenance of all public hospitals, schools and roads in the federation to a foreign firm in the year 2004.

 

This contract has been fully executed and commissioned full payments have been made to the contractors who executed this contract. We were able to over invoice this contract amount to $11.5million. This $11.5m is what we  want to transfer abroad with your co-operation and understanding and your share will be ONLY us$2.5million while us$6 million will be shared by we the committee members. All modalities towards the transfer of  these fund $8.5m is now in place, we await any account of your choice  where you want it remitted.

 

If you find this proposal interesting to you, you can go ahead and reply to me as a matter of urgency with a contact phone number and give me time to reach you on phone because of our time differences. Please keep this matter very confidential to yourself.

 

Reply to my private email address: fredlinsimon@National-Champs.com
Cheers and God bless.
Yours truly.

DR,FREDLIN SIMON
Tel: 234-806-6576994
Reply to: fredlinsimon@National-Champs.com

www.nddconline.org

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