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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million united states dollars" (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)
  • "million us dollars" (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)
  • ",000,000" (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)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "is 100% risk-free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "summy utan" <smmyutan23@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: s_utan@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 23 Jul 2007 12:15:14 +0000
Subject: highly confidential and urgent.

Dear Friend,

It is with trust and confidence that I write this urgent business assistance
to you. I am a senior accountant with the Nigerian national
petroleumcorporation (NNPC) . I have been assigned by two of my colleagues
to seek for a trust worthy foreign partner who will assist us in the
transfer of the sum of U.S$30,000,000.00(thirty million us dollars) only
into a safe foreign account pending on our arrival in your country for
sharing and utilization of the fund with the owner of the account.

On the 20th of January 2004 our corporation, the Nigerian national petroleum
corporation (NNPC), awarded a contract of U.S$150,000,000,00 (one hundred
and fifty million united states dollars) only, to a foreign firm for the
supply of some equipment at the Kaduna refinery.The actual contract value
was U.S$120,000,000,00 (one hundred and twenty million united states
dollars),only.
But I and my colleagues being members of the contract awarding committee
over-inflated the contract to the tune of U.S$150,000,000.00 (one hundred
and fifty million united states dollars) only,
with the intention of sharing the remaining balance US$30,000,000.00 (thirty
million united states dollars) only among ourselves.
The contract has been successfully executed and the actual contractors had
been paid their US$120,000,000.00 (one hundred and twenty million united
states dollars) only, in full leaving a balance of U.S$30,000,000.00 which
we now want to transfer out of the country in our favour for disbursement
among ourselves.

Meanwhile I and my two colleagues have agreed that if you/your company can
act as the beneficiary of this fund U.S$30,000,000.00), you will retain 30%
of the total fund, for the assistance rendered, while we would retain 60% of
the total and the balance of 10% of the total fund will be set aside for the
off-setting of all expenses that might be incurred by both parties during
the fund transfer process.

We are requesting you to co-operate with us and provide a convenient account
number in a designated bank where this fund can be safely transferred, we
intend to come over there on the completion of the fund transfer to secure
our own share of the fund.

Please, note that we have been careful and have worked out all the
modalities for a smooth transfer of this fund to your chosen designated
account before contacting you .We would therefore not want you to expose
this proposal to any body for the purpose of security and its confidential
nature. Please be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk-free.

If this proposal is acceptable by you, please contact me through my
personal e-mail address for further information on this transaction. Note
that the particular nature of your company’s business is irrelevant to this
transaction.

Please your favorable reply is urgently needed with your private phone and
fax number for heart to heart communication and also your bank
details,address,swift or sort code and your residential address for easy and
effective communications.
This information is highly confidential and urgent.

Best regards
Thanks And God Bless
Dr Sammy Utan

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