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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:
  • "into your nominated bank account" (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)
  • "nigeria national petroleum corporation" (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)
  • "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.
  • contract.committee2008@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Pelly Smith" <pellysmith@fastwebmail.it>
Reply-To: pelly_smit@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 3 Jul 2008 11:22:23 +0100
Subject: Re: PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION.


Chairman,Contract award committee(N.N.P.C).
Maputo Street Zone 3
Wuse- Abuja-Nigeria.
Email:*contract.committee2008@gmail.com*

Sir,


Re: PAYMENT AUTHENTICATION.

I am Hon. Pelly smith chairman,contract award committee,Nigeria
National Petroleum Corporation (N.N.P.C); my office monitors and controls
the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in Nigeria concerned
with foreign
contract payments. I am the final signatory to any transfer or remittance
of huge funds moving within banks both on the local and international levels
in line to
foreign contracts settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could not be transferred to some
nominated accounts as these accounts have been identified either as ghost
accounts, unclaimed deposits and over-invoiced sum etc. I write to present
you to the federal
government that you are among the people expecting the funds to be
transferred into their account, on this note; I wish to have a deal with you
as regards to the
unpaid certified contract funds.

I have every files before me and the data's will be to change to your name
to enable you receive the fund into your nominated bank account as the
beneficiary of the fund's amount $20 Million U.S.D. As it is my duty to
recommend the transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal Government
Treasury and Reserve Accounts as unclaimed deposits, I have the opportunity
to write you based on the instructions i received 2 days ago from the Senate
Committee on Contract Payments /Foreign Debts to submit the List of payment
reports / expenditures and audited reports of revenues. Among several
others, I have decided to remit this sum following my idea that we have a
deal/agreement and I am
going to do this legally.

MY CONDITIONS.

1. You will give me 65% of the total contract Sum as soon as you confirm
it in your designated bank account.

2. This deal must be kept secret forever, and all correspondence will be
strictly by email / telephone, for security purposes.


3. There should be no third parties as most problem associated with your
fund release are caused by your agents or representative.


If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise you on what to do immediately
and the transfer will commence without delay as I will proceed to fix your
name on the Payment schedule instantly to meet the three days mandate. I
hope you
don't reject this offer and have the funds transferred.


Waiting for your reply soon.

Yours Sincerely.
Hon. pelly smith
(CCAC)Chairman,Contract award committee
Email:*contract.committee2008@gmail.com
*

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