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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:
  • ",000,000" (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)
• 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.
  • ta_nko@yahoo.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "tanko abubaka" <tankoabubaka1@gmail.com>
Reply-To: ta_nko@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 10 Jul 2008 07:55:36 -0700
Subject: (NNPC)


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ATTEN;Sir/Madam

I am an Administrative Staff of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC),
I represent a high placed members of finance sector of the corporation,I have
been mandated to sought a services of Investment
Manager to the sum of $32,000,000.00,this amount represent an over invoiced
amount of money from a contract that was awarded to an American Oil exploration
company, the company having completed the contract was paid for the execution of
the contract since 2002, without the over invoiced amount.

The group that I am representing are in charge of the accounts and finance
section including the auditing department and have perfected all documents to
back up the payment as to avoid any trace whatsoever which makes the
transaction 100% risk free.

My request is your assistance in receiving this $32,000,000.00 using one of
your most secured accounts that is able to carry this money and thereafter you
invest it for a period of 2 years. You would be entitled to 25% of the total
fund in question as the fund manager while 5% will be set aside for any sundry
expenses incurred by both parties in the course of this
transaction.

Trustworthiness and confidentially should be our watch word so as to protect
their highly exalted positions without denting their image and person; I will
need your assurance and maximum co-operation.

A working agreement paper would be drafted to this effect and signed by both
parties before the processing of the payment via the relevant authorities and
subsequent transfer of the payment into the account that you would provide for
this purpose.

If this is acceptable to you, please get back to me, so that we can work out
the procedure for the execution of this transaction. Please DO NOT bother to
respond if you are not interested, reach me strictly via this
e-mail;ta_nko@yahoo.com indicate your address and private mobile
telephone number for
easy communication.

Yours Sincerely,
Engr.Tanko Abubaka

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