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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "hundred thousand 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)
  • ",500,000" (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)
  • "00,000.00" (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)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
  • "contract award committee" (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 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Jackson Obahseki <jj_obahseki1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <j_obahseki@sify.com>
Date: Tue, 4 Dec 2007 02:35:10 -0800
Subject: Compliments



FROM THE DESK OF DR. JACKSON G. OBASEKIFINANCIAL CONTROLLER.NNPC.LAGOS NIGERIA.

Att: President/Ceo,

PROPOSAL FOR TRANSFER OF THIRTY TWO MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND US DOLLARS (US$32.5M) TO YOUR ACCOUNT.I am contacting you based on the recomendation by our export promotion council. Its based on my conviction that you are reliable and trustworthy in business transaction, it was the main conviction that compelled me to solicit for your support in this deal.I am the new Financial Controller of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) Lagos, Nigeria and Secretary to the Contract Award Committee of my Ministry as constituted by ABUBAKAR YARADUA the new GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR of NNPC. In collaboration with my colleagues, we have agreed to transfer out of the Country through Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) some amount and we will later reinvest it abroad after the success of this transaction. The amount involved is Thirty two Million, Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$32,500,000.00).This is as a result of over inflated amount of a contract. Thecontract has been already executed and the original contractor had collected his full and final payment. In as much as this contract was awarded to a Foreign Contractor and the payment in dollars, we now need a Foreign firm that will present itself as the contractor for this amount of Thirty two Million,Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars (US$32,500,000.00) Since we do not want to use the orginal contractor in applying for the payment, because the Contractor is not aware of this over-invoiced sum. Therefore, I as the Financial Controller was told to write you by my colleagues and see to the success of the remittance immediately, you will however, be required to furnish us with these necessary informations.1.Your personal phone and fax number for easy ommunication2.Your full names and address3. Your Account number where this money will lodged into. It could be personal or corporateThese information will enable us put APPLICATION OF CLAIM for the release of this money from concerned Government Agencies and it will last for ten working days. For your assistance we have agreed that the fund will be shared as follows:You as the Account Owner 25% Miscellaneous Expenses 5%Officials Involved 70%. Now, we assure you that all arrangements have been concluded for the success of this transaction.Pls reply.
Yours faithfully,
DR. JACKSON G. OBASEKI
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