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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.

Read more about such scams here or in our 419 FAQ. Use the Scam-O-Matic to verify suspect emails.

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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)
  • "is highly confidential" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
  • "contract award committee" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (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 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.
  • mailtopaulogwuma2000@yahoo.fr (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "paulogwuma@terra.es" <paulogwuma@terra.es>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 06:35:39 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP PROPOSITION



Dear Friend,

PROPOSAL

I am directed to urge your consent on the above mentioned issue. My name is Dr. Paul Ogwuma, Chairman of Contract Award Committee from the Federal Housing Authority Abuja.

A contract was awarded to Engineer Nelson Scott a national of your country here in Nigeria for the Re-Construction of Pipeline project from Bonny to Ndonni in River State by the past administration. Which has been completed, part payment was made before the work as mobilization. While payment has been effected, as well as an over payment draft was involved.

Nelson Scott died in an auto crash alongside three of his staff and the wife on there way to Port Harcourt last year.

It is my duty to confirm the receipt of the payment made and submit to the committee for proper cross checking before the investigation ends.

You are to receive a payment as a foreign contractor involved in the construction if you indicate interest and all the documents for the payment will be forwarded to pursue the payment. All arrangement has been put in place to ensure free transfer of the said amount.

More detail will come as I get your response, please. Sharing formalities is 50 / 50 for your account and receiving of the payment.

This is highly confidential and please reply via my personal email: mailtopaulogwuma2000@yahoo.fr

Dr. Paul Ogwuma

Chairman Contract Award Committee
Abuja.








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