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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:
  • "% will be for you" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (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 next of kin scam.
• 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.
  • johnivodi@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: John Ivodi <jjivodi30@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <johnivodi1@gmail.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Aug 2007 02:38:12 -0600
Subject: RE: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL



RE: HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL
FROM:JOHN IVODIACCOUNT DEPARTMENT,(NNPC)LAGOS- NIGERIATEL. NO.: +23408080
ATTN: SIR,
THIS IS MY SECOND LETTER TO YOU.
IT IS WITH TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS URGENT AND IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL TO YOU. I AM SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN LAGOS. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO SEEK A FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$7,500.000 (SEVEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED UNITED STATES DOLLARS) ONLY. THIS MONEY AROSE FROM A DELIBERATE OVER - INVOICING OF A CONTRACT AWARDED BY OUR CORPORATION IN 2004. WE HAVE BEEN SAFEGUARDING THIS MONEY SINCE THEN,AWAITNG AN APPROPRIATE TIME WHEN THE MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO A FOREIGN NOMINATED BANK, PENDING OUR ARRIVAL FOR THE SHARING AND UTILIZATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT. NOW THE NEW CIVILIAN GOVERNMENT OF PRESIDENT UMAR MUSA YAR'ADUA HAS ORDERED THAT ALL DEBTS OWED FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE GOVERNMENT BE PAID IMMEDIATELY, ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS ORDER, WE WISH TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT TO PRESENT YOU OR YOUR COMPANY AS ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS OWED BY THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. MEANWHILE, WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED THUS: 60% WILL BE FOR US (MY COLLEAGUES AND I ),35% WILL BE FOR YOU FOR COLLABORATING AND PROVIDING THE NECESSARY ASSISTANCE WHILE THE REMAINING 5% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR ANY INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED IN THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION. NOTE, THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPANY'S BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS TRANSACTION AS ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH- FREE TRANSACTION. NOTE THAT THIS MONEY IS STILL IN SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF MY CORPORATION (NNPC) WITH CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.YOU ARE REQUIRED TO FORWARD THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IF YOU ACCEPT TO ASSIST : (1) YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADDRESS(2) YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS(3) YOUR BANK NAME AND ADDRESS ,PHONE AND FAX NUMBERS(4) YOUR ACCOUNT NUMBER AND ACCOUNT NAME/BENEFICIARY WE HAVE TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THIS IS EXECUTED IN A LEGITIMATE ARRANGEMENT THAT WILL PROTECT YOU FROM ANY BREACH OF THE LAW.WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 14 WORKING DAYS ON RECEIPT OF THE ABOVE INFORMATION . PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH MY PRIVATE EMAIL: johnivodi@gmail.com OR VIA THE TEL. NUMBER ABOVE SIGNIFYING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS. THISINFORMATION IS HIGHLY CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT.FURTHER DETAIL WILL BE COMMUNICATED TO YOU AS SOON AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE RESPONSE. BEST REGARDS.JOHN IVODI.
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