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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:
  • "million 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)
• 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.
  • mrusmanandrew@jmail.co.za (email address has been used in a known fraud before)

Fraud email example:

From: =?utf-8?q?Usman=20Andrew?= <usmanan6drew22@yahoo.com.co>
Reply-To: mrusmanandrew@jmail.co.za
Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2008 21:28:18 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: YOUR URGENT REPLY NEEDED


¡Tengo nueva dirección de correo!Ahora puedes escribirme a:usmanan6drew22@yahoo.com.co



- Andrew Lai Usman,NationalAssemblyComplex3ArmsSquareGarki-Abuja.PLEASE GET BACK TO ME VIA THIE E-MAIL: mrusmanandrew@jmail.co.za Sir, This will come to you with a degree of surprise and scepticism since we have not actualy met before. But permit me to introduce myself. I am Andrew Lai Usman, the Secretary/Clerk of the House of Representatives Committee on Power and Steel" , Federal House of Representatives, Federal Republic of Nigeria. Part of my responsibility to the Committee in particular and the House in General include but not limited to properrecording/records keeping,information gathering , preservation and dissemination among others. I work closely with the Chairman of the Committee, Mr Ndudi Elumelu.It may interest you to note that this Committee is presently probing the huge financial misappropriation of about $16bn in the Power Sector by the immediate past leadership of the Country under General Olusegun Obasanjo. The ongoing probe hasresulted in revelations of massive economic waste. Contract Oer-Invoicing, funds diversions, fraudulent and fictitious payments during theperiod under review inthepowersector.Please,viewthefollowinglinks.1)http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=11735&z=172)http://www.vanguardngr.com/index.php?ption=com_content&task=view&id=5735&Itemid=03http://www.newstin.com/sim/us/49206829/en-010-0013791394)http://www.newstin.co.uk/sim/uk/46528558/en-010-0010836165)http://allafrica.com/stories/200803100834.htmlThe Proposal.The reason why I am sending you this information is about one particular OVER-INVOICED contract sum totally $22m (Twenty Two Million Dollars). This was a personal and private discovery made by myself among others. While other over-invoiced sums were disclosed or revealed to the committee for investigation, this particular discovery has not been exposed. It is clearly and carefully concealed and has been smuggled successfully and includedto the list of those payments that have received the approval of both the Ministry of Finance and the National House of Assembly on the ecommendation of the Power Sector probe committee.The Original contract has been completed, commissioned and contractor paid living behind this over-invoiced sum. I need your indulgence to have this money paid to you. You will be successfully presented as the owner of the $22m and will subsequently be paid. I will use my influence, good political relationship with all to ensure that the payment is approved in your name.40% of the $22m which represents $8.8m will be yours.10% will be used to grease the elbows of those that will fast track the payment in the Bank and the Government Ministries. while the rest shall be mine.If this gets your attention and approval and you are interested, send me the following promptly:1) Your Full name and address.2) Telephone, cell phone and fax numbers if any.3). Confidential Emailaddress. Name of company if any.It is important to inform you that this is a highly confidential transaction and should be kept secrete.Looking forward to yourfavourable reply.Emai;mrusmanandrew@jmail.co.za ThanksMr Andrew Lai Usman.

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