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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "transfer into your account" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• 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.
  • williamsoje_2007@yahoo.co.uk (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "williamsoje_200@terra.es" <williamsoje_200@terra.es>
Date: Thu, 1 Feb 2007 12:38:30 +0100 (MET)
Subject: NDDC WANTS A GOOD TRUSTED PERSON



NDDC WANTS A GOOD TRUSTED PERSON

Dear friend,

First, I must apologise to you for using this medium to communicate to
you about this project.I am a highly placed official of Government of
Nigeria and also a founding member of the ruling party in Power
now,the Peoples Democratic Party(PDP).

My committee - The Niger Delta Development Commission(NDDC)-which is
in charge of managing and supervising the disbursement of oil sales
revenues for the Nigerian government which covers payment to foreign
and local contractors who has executed contracts for our country.The
revenues under our control runs into several hundred of millions of
dollars monthly.My self and other colleagues in the NDDC are currently
in need of a foreign partner with whose bank account we shall transfer
the sum of Forty Nine Million Five Hundred Thosand United States
Dollars($49.5m).This fund was accrued from various over invoicing of
foreign contractors payments made over the years.

However, by virtue of our position as civil servants and members of
the NDDC, we cannot acquire this funds in our name. This is because as top
civil servants, we are not allowed by law of the land to own or
operate bank accounts outside our country for now.

I have been delegated as a matter of trust by my colleagues,to look
for an overseas partner in whose account we would transfer the fund Hence
the reason for this mail.We shall be Transferring the money to your
account with your company as the beneficiary and you are been paid for
a contract which you executed for our country through the NDDC and any
other Federal Ministry that we decide to use to siphon the funds
through.

For your support and partnership,please reply me to negotiate your
fees or the percentage you wish to be paid when the funds arrive your bank
account.You must however note that this transaction, with regards to
our disposition to continue with you, is subject to these terms.

Firstly, our conviction of your transparency. Secondly, that you treat
this transaction with utmost secrecy and confidentiality. Finally and
above all, that you will provide an account that you have absolute
control over.The transaction, although discrete, is legitimate and
there is no risk or legal disadvantages either to ourselves or
yourself now or in the future as we have put in place perfect
machineries that will ensure a hitch free transfer into your account
upon acceptance.

The transfer will be effected to your account within ten-fourteen
(10-14) working days as soon as we reach an agreement and you furnish
me with a suitable bank account and company name and address with all
your contact numbers including fax number.

I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction, Please mail your response to me
through this email address :williamsoje_2007@yahoo.co.uk

Yours faithfully,

Williams Oje.






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