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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:
  • "million united states 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)
  • ",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)
  • "there is no risk involved" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
  • "i have a new email address!" (this SPAM email was probably sent to thousands of people)
  • "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.
  • peters_jeff562@yahoo.com

Fraud email example:

From: jeff peters <peters_jeff562@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: jeffpeters562@sify.com
Date: Sat, 30 Aug 2008 09:12:32 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT


I have a new email address!You can now email me at: peters_jeff562@yahoo.com



- From Desk Of MR JEFF PETERS. NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) FALOMO-IKOYI LAGOS NIGERIA. YOUR KINDEST ATTENTION:President/Ceo. Dear: I am Mr Jeff Peters, the Director of Contracts and Finance Allocations with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I seek your confidence and assistance in a business relationship for ourboth mutual benefits.In 1998, a contract was awarded to a German Contractor for the Turn Around Service Maintenance of our four major refineries here in Nigeria and was grossly over-invoiced up to the tune of $296,000,000.00USD (Two Hundred and Ninety Six Million United States Dollars). The total contract sum was $200,000,000.00USD (Two Hundred Million United States Dollars) but as a result of the over-invoicing, it was raised up to $296,000,000.00USD (Two Hundred and Ninety Six Million United States Dollars) and the contractor has been fully paid i.e $200,000,000.00USD (Two Hundred Million United States Dollars). We however seek your assistance and support to enable us transfer the remaining sum of $96,000,000.00USD (Ninety Six Million United States Dollars) into your bank account or any other reliable bank account in your country for possible investments in Real Estate and other good ventures. The modalities to effect this transfer has been worked out as we are going to use our position here to place you as the contractor who the contract was awarded to and having accomplished the contract wish to apply for payments.We shall scrap every detail of the former contractor and replace it with yours to enable you apply for payments on our behalf as the Beneficiary.There are other documents to be obtained to support this transfer in your favour while we are assuring you that there is no risk involved in this transaction as all modalities will take the semblance of a real contractor. We have arranged to compensate you with 30% of the total funds. All contract documents will be re-endorsed by you at the appropriate time to avoid any hitch while processing the transfer of the fund while we shall be entering into a Partnership Agreement to safe guard our both interest in view of this transaction.

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