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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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Fraud email example:

From: "DR.TUNDE JOHNSON" <johnson_tunde004@yahoo.co.uk> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 27 Nov 2004 19:22:42 +0100
Subject: URGENT ATTENTION

2ND AVENUE,206 ROAD,
F CLOSE,HOUSE 6,FESTAC-TOWN,
LAGOS-NIGERIA.
TEL:2348033036973

E-MAIL:johnson_tunde004@yahoo.co.uk

Dear sir/ma,
i am compell to write after enough and satisfactory
information i gathered about you from
a friend,though i did not disclose my real business
intentions to this man due to high level of secrecy
required for the business.

i am DR TUNDE JOHNSON,a principal accountant,who heads
the stock management committe and also a memeber of
the TENDER/CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF MY
CORPORATION,THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION{N.N.P.C}.,after due consultation with top
memebers of my committees,i have secretly been
mandated to arrange with you for a possible transfer
of some fund being over estimated sums from various
contracts executed by foreign firms for my corporation
the N.N.P.C between 1993 to 1999 under military
regime and 1999 to 2003 under civilian rule.
The original values of these contracts ,which runs
into Billion of u.s dollars ,where intentionally
over-involved by us,{STOCK MANAGEMENT AND
TENDER/CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE},to the tune ot
TWENTY-TWO MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS {US22
MILLION}.Now that all contractors have recieved their
suppose payments accordily the rule which our country
is undergoing now ,to transfer this over estimated
sum to a trustworthy foreign account and a privately
invest it later .We have agreed that if your company
or any other party you can provide will act as the
benificiary,you will retain 30 PERCENT of the total
sum .10 PERCENT will be needed to reinburse the local
and international expenses that would be incured
during the course of transaction ,and 6o PERCENT will
be for the members of the committee.
All modalities have been worked out with the officials
of the federal ministry of finanace, tha board of
Inland Revenue and the Central Bank of Nigeria {C.B.N}
to facilitate remittance of this sum into your account
Within 21 Working Days of initiating it.
You should show your Willingness to co-operate with us
by sending me a mail through the above mail box or
phone me directly on this number 2340833036973
Note that we have put in many years of meticulous
service to the Government,therefore, we could not want
our reputation dented.so handle this arrangement with
utmost secrecy and urgency.
Please if you are willing to help us, please respond to
this email: johnson_tunde004@yahoo.co.uk so we could make arrange for the transaction. May God bless you.
Thanks for your co-operation ,while expecting to hear
from you.
Yours faithfully,
DR.TUNDE JOHNSON.

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