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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: "john ofor" <john_ofor112@tiscali.it>
Date: Wed, 16 Mar 2005 07:58:47 -0600
Subject: COMPLIMENT OF THE DAY.

Dear Sir,

I am Mr.John Ofor.I represent Alhaji.M.D Yusuf,the former chairman of
the Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas [NLNG]. I have a very sensitive and
confidential brief from this top executive to ask for your partnership
in re-profiling funds over $50M.I will give the details, but in
summary, the funds are coming via the CITIBANK NIGERIA:
http://www.citibank.com/nigeria/homepage/.
This is a legitimate transaction.
You will be paid 10% for your \"management fees\".
If you are interested,please write me back by email:
john_ofor112@yahoo.com and provide me with your confidential
telephone number,fax number and private email address and and I will
provide further details and instructions. Please keep this very
confidential;
we can.t afford any more political problems/scandals.Also,note that
this must be concluded within the shortest possible time.Please write
back
promptly.I will also suggest you visit this news site on the internet to

be better informed about this project.
http://www.thisdayonline.com/news/20040902news05.html
http://www.talkaboutsupport.com/group/alt.support.tourette/messages/119290.html
http://www.rumormillnews.com/cgi-bin/forum.cgi?noframes;read=52093
http://www.independent-media.tv/item.cfm?fmedia_id=7797&fcategory_desc=Dick%

20Cheney%20and%20Halliburton
http://economy.news.designerz.com/nigeria-to-launch-inquiry-into-halliburton

-affiliates-bribery-scandal.html
Write me back at:john_ofor112@yahoo.com
.I look forward it.
Sincerely,
Mr.John Ofor
john_ofor112@yahoo.com

Visit Citibank Nigeria at www.citibank.com/nigeria/homepage/



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