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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "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)
  • "million united state 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)
  • "united state dollar" (this email uses bad English)
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "=?iso-8859-1?Q?NIGERIAN_NATIONAL_PETROLEUM_CORPORATION_?=" <email.box5@aliceadsl.fr>
Date: Fri, 3 Oct 2008 15:44:06 +0200
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?FYA_/_FROM_DR._HASSAN_BUBA?=


NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION ( NNPC)
FALOMO COMPLEX, VICTORIA ISLAND
FROM THE DESK OF DR. HASSAN BUBA


Dear Friend,

It is with trust and confidentiality that I write to reveal this urgent business proposal to you.I was assigned by two of my colleagues to seek for a foreign partner,who will assist us in providing a convenient A/C in a designated bank overseas for the transfer of USD65,000,000:00(Sixty Five Million United States Dollars only),pending on our arrival in your country for utilization
and disbursement of the fund with owner of the account.

I am the chief Accountant of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC) on the 23rd of January 2004 my corporation, awarded a contract of USD150,000,000:00 (One Hundred and Fifty Million United State Dollars Only)on the actual contract sum worth US$85,000,000:00 only.

We only inflated the sum worth with the intention of sharing the remaining balance of USD65,000,000:00(Sixty Five Million United States Dollars only),among ourselves. Now the actual contract has been successfully executed and the actual contractors have been paid their US$85,000,000:00 only in full leaving a balance of US$65,000,000:00. Unknown to the government of Nigeria,
which we now want to transfer out of the country through a foreign partner in our favor to make it as if payment for the contract has been completed.

Since our government officials are not permitted by law to operate foreign bank Account and secondly we cannot collect the money from the company's bank Account because the contract was undertaken by a foreign firm and were paid through remittance to their foreign Account.My colleagues and I have therefore agreed that if you/your company can act as the beneficiary of this fund (US$65,000,000:00) we will transfer the money to your account and you will retain 30% of the total fund, for the assistance rendered, while we set 10% aside for off setting of all the expenses that may be incurred in advance by both parties during the fund transfer process. We are requesting you to co-operate with us and provide a convenient account number in a designated bank where the fund can be safely transferred into, since this is our only chance of claiming the fund.

Please note that we have been careful and have worked out all the modalities for a smooth transfer of the fund to your chosen or designated account before contacting you. We would therefore not want you to expose this proposal to any body for the purpose of security and confidential nature. We also believe that you would not sit on our money when it is eventually transferred into your account as you receive your 30% share. Furthermore, be rest assured that this transaction is 100% risk free and the nature of your business has nothing to do with it.

Let honesty and trust be our watchword throughout this transaction.

If the proposal is acceptable to you please indicate your interest by contacting us through my E-mailaddress. On confirmation of your acceptance more details about this transaction will be given to you.

Yours faithfully
DR. HASSAN BUBA


---------------------- ALICE N°1 de la RELATION CLIENT 2008*--------------------
Découvrez vite l'offre exclusive ALICE BOX! En cliquant ici http://abonnement.aliceadsl.fr Offre soumise à conditions.*Source : TNS SOFRES / BEARING POINT. Secteur Fournisseur d.Accès Internet

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