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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: "Lotto Online" <lotto-online7@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 18 Nov 2005 19:18:10 -0600
Subject: KINDEST ATTENTION

>From The Desk of DR. JACK TOMSON,
Financial Controller Nigerian National Coal
Corporation {NNCC}.
Tele::234-80-343-600-73
Email:jacktomson5@yahoo.com,


Dear Sir.


I am DR. JACK TOMSON. Financial Controller, Nigerian National Coal
Corporation {NNCC}.Please I write to know if you could assist me to handle
this transfer arrangement. There is a reform in our banking industry and it
will not be possible for me to deposit huge amount in any account here being
a civil servant.

I have an over inflated sum of money from contracts awarded to a Chinese
company. The Chinese company has executed the contract and has been paid but
the inflated sum is what I want to transfer to a foreign account since it
has become difficult for me to deposit it into any account here.Please I
seek your trustworthiness so that I will convey the money to you for
investment for my children.

I have made all arrangement on how the fund {50 million United States
Dollars} will be conveyed to your account. It has been arranged within a
limited circle and there is nothing to worry about. You will take 40% of the
fund for your assistance. Please if you can handle this, get back to me
immediately via my email at::
I will not hesitate to inform you of the procedures and how to advance
to the claim of this contract entitlement.Hoping to hearing from you at your
earliest convenience.


Thanks and God Bless.

Yours faithfully,

DR. DR. JACK TOMSON


NB: Please, as a matter of confidentiality, do send your subsequent
responses via my private email address as mentioned
below::jacktomson5@yahoo.com Speak with me directly via my private mobile
number::234-80-343-600-73 for more information.


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