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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:
  • "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)
  • "your urgent reply" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
  • "lagos" (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 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.
  • +2348051175788 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)

Fraud email example:

From: slule ali <am_liana@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 15:31:54 +0100
Subject: Reply



NATIONAL PETROLUEM COMPANY, OF NIGERIA
PLOT 56 LAGOS CRESENT, ABUJA, ASO ROCK. NIGERIA
CONTACT: 234-80-511-757- 88
EMAIL: (rolandwillson@cyberdude.com)

From: desk of the chairman award oil committee.
Engineer Roland Ali

Dear Sir,

I am engineer Roland Ali the chairman of sub contract award committee of the national petroleum company, federal republic of Nigeria. Sometime last year, our Refinery was general service and many other contracts where also awarded, In the oil sector after an out break of fire. There was assistance from world Bank, i.m.f. and other financial institutions for the replacement of the damaged Equipment and the refinery as a whole. During this period, a lot of contract was
Awarded to so many international contractors. All the original contractors ,Has just received their final phase of their payment leaving a total sum of $30 ,Million us dollars floating in the files of federal ministry of finance unclaimed this is a result of the over invoicing we did during the award of the contract. This contract has been certified okay; this sum of ($30 million u s dollars) I will like to transfer to your account now, what I want you to do is to provide, Me your full name, address and your private telephone number. As the contractor, I will prepare the documents with your name as sub contractor who did this job. And the money will be transferred in your company name. To your Account. For your involvement in this transaction I will offer you 30% of the Total money: 10% set aside for international and local expenses and 60% for me, and my group. I will come over to meet with you a day or two day before the ,Arrival of the money in your account to take care of my share after you have ,Taking your commission of 30%. If you will be of assistance to me to have this , Money transferred through your account, write me back immediately or you call ,Me on phone to feed you with information’s and modalities for this transaction. Note: this transaction is smooth and secured as all arrangement has been finalized.

I wait for your urgent reply.

Engineer Roland Ali


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