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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: "FROM: MR. NEPEPER OKITO" <georgedike106@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: will@bizemail.com
Date: Tue, 21 Dec 2004 02:56:31 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS GOOD

BUSINESS GOOD
FROM:MR.NEPEPER OKITO
ACCOUNT DEPARTMENT
UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC
MARINA- BRANCH, LAGOS.

Pls, use this private email address for this business ok:( nepeper@n1.com
or nepeper1@n1.com )

TO: THE MANAGING DIRECTOR/CEO

DEAR SIR,

RE:TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$20.5M DOLLARS INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FIRST,I MUST
SOLICIT YOUR CONFIDENCE IN THIS TRANSACTION.THIS IS BY VIRTUE OF IT'S NATURE
AS BEING UTTERLY CONFIDENTIAL AND TOP SECRET.THOUGH I KNOW THAT A TRANSACTION
OF THIS MAGNITUDE WILL MAKE ANYONE APPREHENSIVE AND WORRIED.


BUT IAM ASSURING YOU THAT ALL WILL BE WELL AT THE END OFTHE DAY.WE HAVE
DECIDED TO CONTACT YOU THROUGH THIS MEDIUM DUE TO THE URGENCY OF THIS TRANSACTION
AS WE HAVE BEEN RELIABLY INFORMED OF YOUR DISCRETENESS AND ABILITY. LET
ME START BY INTRODUCING MYSELF TO YOU.


I AM MR. OKITO, A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE UNION BANK OF NIGERIA PLC.
MARINA BRANCH OFFICE LAGOS.I CAME TO KNOW ABOUT YOU IN MY PRIVATE SEARCH
FOR A RELIABLE AND REPUTABLE PERSON TO HANDLE THIS CONFIDENTIAL
TRANSACTION AS WE ARE STILL IN ACTIVE SERVICE. THE PROPOSITION. AN CANADA
NATIONAL,LATE ENGINEER JEFFREY LANDERCASPER,AN OIL MERCHANT/CONTRACTOR WITH
THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA,UNTIL HIS DEATH THREE YEARS AGO IN A GHASTY
AIR CRASH IN AN EGYPTIAN AIRLINE,BANKED WITH US HERE AT UNION BANK OF NIGERIA
PLC.

MARINA BRANCH LAGOS,AND HAD A CLOSSING BALANCE OF US$20.5M USD WHICH THE
BANK UNQUESTIONABLY EXPECTS IT TO BE CLAIMED BY ANY AVAILABLE FOREIGN NEXT-OF-KIN
TO THE LATE BENEFICIARY OR ALTERNATIVELY BE DONATED TO A DISCREDITED TRUST
FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND AMMUNITIONS AT THE MILITARY WAR COLLEGE
IN KADUNA STATE HERE IN NORTHERN NIGERIA.SEQUEL TO THIS,FERVENT VALUABLE
EFFORTS WERE MADE BY UNION BANK PLC.TO GET IN TOUCH WITH ANY OF THE MIGUEL'S
FAMILY OR RELATIVES BUT PROVEDTO NO AVAIL.

IT IS BECAUSE OF THE PERCEIVED POSIBILITY OF NOT BEING ABLE TO LOCATE ANY
OF THE LATE ENGR.JEFFREY LANDERCASPER [NEXT-OF-KIN] HE HAD NO KNOWN WIFE
AND CHILDREN) THAT THE MANAGEMENT UNDER THE INFLUENCE OF OUR HONOURABLE
CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF THE BOARD OFDIRECTORS,(Retired)MAJOR-GENERAL KALU
UKE KALU THAT AN ARRANGEMENT BE MADE FOR THE FUND TO BE DECLARED UN-CLAIMABLE"
AND SUBSIQUENTLY BE DONATED TO THE TRUST FUND FOR THE PURCHASE OF ARMS AND
AMMUNITON TO FURTHER ENHANCE THE COURSE OF WAR IN AFRICA AND THE WORLD IN
GENERAL.IN ORDER TO AVERT THIS CRUDE AND NEGATIVE DEVELOPMENT,SOME OF MY
TRUSTED COLLEAGUES AND I NOW SEEK YOUR PERMISSION TO HAVE YOU STAND AS THE
NEXT-OF-KIN TO LATE ENGR. JEFFREY LANDERCASPER, SO THAT THE FUND US$20.5M
WOULD BE RELEASED AND PAID INTO YOUR ACCOUNT AS THE BENEFICIARY'S NEXT-OF
-KIN.ALL DOCUMENTSAND PROVES TO ENABLE YOU RECIEVE THIS FUND WILL BE CAREFULLY
WORKED OUT AND MORESO AS PROFESSIONAL BANKERS, WE ARE ASSURING YOU OF 100%
RISK-FREE INVOLVEMENT. YOUR SHARE STAYS WHILE THE REST WILL BE FOR MYSELF
AND MY COLLEAGUES FOR INVESTMENT PURPOSES IN YOUR COUNTRY.


IF THIS PROPOSAL IS ALRIGHT BY YOU,THEN KINDLY GET TO ME
IMMEDIATELY THANK YOU IN ANTICIPATON OF YOUR CO-OPERATION

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR.NEPEPER OKITO

my private email address to use for this business: ( nepeper1@n1.com or
nepeper@n1.com )




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