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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:
  • "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.
  • +2348087812568 (Nigeria, prepaid mobile phone)
• 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.
  • ndb.nigeria2007@hotmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "NATIONAL DEVELOPMNET BOARD ABUJA, NIGERIA" <ndb.nigeria2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <ndb.nigeria2007@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 3 Sep 2007 18:22:20 +0000
Subject: "CONTRACT AWARD"













The Presidency,Federal Republic Of NigeriaNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD 33 Adeniyi Close, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria.email: ndb.nigeria2007@hotmail.com
03/09/07www.ndbnigeria.co.nrATTENTION: EXPRESSION OF INTEREST:SUPPLY OF COMPUTERS FOR SALE TO URBAN RESIDENTS.Thank you for contacting the National Development Board, Abuja,Nigeria.Please I would like to introduce the board to you.The NationalDevelopment board is a parasatal under The Presidency and it is engaged inthe provision of infrastructural and morden facilities, developmentalprojects and also the provision of necessities for urban development.The Board has need for supplies of your products/services.Invitation is hereby extended to you to supply computers for sale tourban residents in Abuja, Port Harcourt, Lagos and Calabar for theFederal Gorvernment Mass IT literacy Project Phase 1.You are required to present the following for pre-qualification:1. Letter Of Intent,(LOI) including technical and financial proposal to supply computers for sale to urban residents.2. Company profile of the contractor(s). 3. Account statement of companyYou are requested to include the above in your submission to theExecutive Director (Projects) via the addresses below.Email address: ndb.nigeria2007@hotmail.comNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT BOARD 33 Adeniyi Close, Asokoro, Abuja, Nigeria.Only pre-qualified bidders shall be allowed to bid. Please note this is not an Invitation to tender, Full tenderingprocedure is contained in the bid documents to be provided to suppliers whohave been successfully pre-qualified.FOR FUTHER INFORMATION CALL:+2348087812568+2348063323436Thank you once again for contacting National Development Board, Abuja,Nigeria.Yours Sincerely, Dr Charles Peterson,Director(Projects).
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