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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)
  • "% will be for you" (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)
  • "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 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.
  • fedricklanglands@gmail.com (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: "Fedrick Langlands" <fedricklanglands7@gmail.com>
Date: Mon, 14 Jul 2008 10:17:22 -0800
Subject: H.B CONSULTANT


Mr Fedrick Langlands.
H.B Consultant
112, Harrison Brown Avenue,
Lekki Island, Lagos- Nigeria.
EMAIL: fedricklanglands@gmail.com

Dear Sir,

I am the Consultant to a very senior Accountant with the Nigerian Liquefied
Natural Gas(NLNG) and was mandated by the accountant and his colleagues to
source for a Foreign partner with whom we can execute the transfer of $62.5M
United States Dollars.

This money was accrued from deliberate Over -Invoicing during the payment
process of the contract of building our Third Gas Carrying Ship known as The
Third Train which cost $1Billion United States Dollars and was completed and
handed over by the main contractor T S K J CONSORTIUM to Nigerian Liquefied
Natural Gas (NLNG) on the 7Th November,2002.

The T S K J CONSORTIUM have equally completed and handed over the Fourth and
Fifth Trains at a cost of $1.9 Billion United States Dollars.

The Accountant and his colleagues agreed to following Ratio:

1, 60% will be for the officials (NLNG)

2, 30% will be for you that provide the account and assistance.

3, 10% will be for defrying any expenses incured during the

transaction.


NOTE THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT.

Also to effect the transfer, they requested the following:

A, Your Full Names, Address, Company Name, Telephone and Fax Numbers

B, Your Bank Account details.

As soon as these requirement are received, the transaction will be properly
documented and sub-sequently transferred into your nominated bank account
pending our arrival for the sharing.

All arrangement and logistics has been duly taken care of, for a successful
and hitch free transfer of the money into your bank account.

Awaiting your urgent response and contact me with fedricklanglands@gmail.com

Best Regards,

Mr Fedrick Langlands.

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