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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)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • "contact me immediately" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• 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.
  • udoogali12@sify.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: udo oga <ud31oga@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <udoogali12@sify.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Aug 2007 07:27:23 +0000
Subject: I WANT TO INVEST IN YOUR COUNTRY


Dear Friend,

I am wishing you a wonderful day.
Before I proceed, I must apologize for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach to establishing a business relationship, but you will realize the need for my action. I got your Contact While on a private research on the internet for a reliable and capable Foreign partner who will be willing to involve in a confidential Transaction With me. I am Prince Udo Ogali, the newly appointed chairman of the local and Foreign debt reconciliation panel of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.
The Transaction am proposing is an offer. This offer is an amount from Federal Government left over. It is a total Sum of us$71,600,000.00 (seventy-one million, six hundred thousand united states dollars), which will be shared Between You and I in the ratio of 60%-40%. The money (US$71,600,000.00) in question is a left over from the amount used in paying local
contractors. A great number of the contractors had their contract sum over quoted/invoiced by my predecessor who was removed from office without notice.
As the acting chairman of the debt reconciliation Panel, everything is directly under my control & custody at the moment. I am offering you this opportunity, believing that you will be capable of keeping the fund in safe custody and Will hand over my share of 60% to me on demand. I will love to invest my share in your Country.
It is important to note that the fund is presently deposited among other funds meant for the payment of foreign contractors. The only thing needed for this US$71,600,000.00 Million to be transferred to you is a bank account. So, If you are Willing to Make this deal with me, contact me immediately on the Email address bellow so that we can work out an arrangement that will enable you open a New/separate account with one of the big banks and You will furnish me with the account information. With the arrangement already on ground, I will use my position and influence to facilitate a process that will enable us wire the fund into the account you will provide. (we can make do with your existing account if that is okay with you).
Be informed that this transaction will take us few days. I will ensure that there will be no misfortune. The arrangement to perfect everything is already in place. I have all it takes to achieve the transfer. With my Position as the chairman of the debt reconciliation panel, I have quietly arranged everything. If you are willing to cooperate with me, this money Will Be transferred to you without hitches. I don't have problems in regularizing all necessary documents so that we won't encounter any difficulties.
Finally, note that the only problem we are likely to face is that of trust. It is worthy of note that people are unreliable these days and even derive joy in telling lies. On this ground, i request your sincere cooperation devoid of greed in carrying out this transaction so that no one amongst the both of us shall defraud the other at the end of the day. Note again
that i am only prepared to split at 60%---40% for you, provided mine (60%) will be intact at the end of the day. So if you are willing to make this deal with me, contact me immediately on my bellow email: udoogali12@sify.com
Yours Truly,
PRINCE UDO OGALICHAIRMAN, DEBT RECONCILIATION PANEL.EMAIL: udoogali12@sify.com



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