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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: "jackson obaseki" <jackson_2110@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: aaciroma00@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 01:28:06 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS ASSISTANCE


Ex GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR.
TEL:234-80-32209166

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

COMPLIMENTS. WITH MUCH SINCERITY OF PURPOSE, I MAKE THIS CONTACT OBLIGATION
WITH YOU AFTER A SATISFACTORY INFORMATION I GATHERED ABOUT YOU FROM YOUR
OFFICE Chamber of Commerce, Agriculture and Industry IN YOUR COUNTRY .

I AM DR JACKSON GAIUS OBASEKI, THE FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR OF
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION (N.N.P.C}. THE HIGHLIGHT OF THIS IS
THAT ON THE THIRD OF NOVEMBER 2003, I WAS RELIEIVED OF MY POSITION AS THE
GMD OF NNPC. THIS WAS DUE TO THE FACT THAT I REFUSED TO APPROVE A LICENCE
TO A GERMANY OIL COMPANY BASED IN GHANA UNDER THE INSTRUCTION OF PRESIDENT
OLUSEGUN OBASANJO AND A NEW GMD WAS APPOINTED.ON THE 10TH DEC 2003, I WAS
MANDATED BY THE PRESIDENT TO SUMMIT ALL INTERNATIONAL CONTRACTORS AND FUEL
SUPPLIERS COMPANY NAMES WHOSE CONTRACT PAYMENT IS YET TO BE PAYED TO THEM BY
THE NNPC IN PARNTERSHIP WITH A LOAN FACILITY FROM CENTRALBANKOFNIGERIAN
GROUP FOR THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR. I HAD TO USE MY POSITION TO
RESHEDULED THE SUM OF 28.6 MILLION US DOLLARS AS A CONTRACT PAYMENT YET TO
BE PAYED INTO AN UKNOWN CONTRACTORS ACCOUNT.

THIS FUND HAVE BEEN APPROVED FOR PAYMENT ON 1ST NOV.2005 BY THE PRESIDENCY
OFFICE AND THE FEDERAL MINSITRY OF FINANCE.SO MY PERSONAL ASSISTANT AND I
ARE LOOKING FOR A TRUSTWORTHY AND RELIABLE PERSON WHO WILL PROVIDE US WITH A
FEASIBILITY SOLUTION TO EFFECT THE REMITTANCE OF THIS MONEY OVERSEAS.IT IS
MY SINCERE PLEASURE TO INTIMATE YOU WITH THIS CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS PROPOSAL
WHICH WILL CERTAINLY BENEFIT ME AND YOU. WE WANT THIS MONEY TO MOVE
IMMEDIATELY TO AVOID SUSPICION FROM THE GOVERNMENT AS THE MODALITY FOR
SHARING WILL BE EQUITABLE AND YOU WILL SAFEGUARD OUR SHARE ON INVESTMENT. I
WANT YOU TO HANDLE THIS BUSINESS WITH MATURITY, TOPMOST SECRECY AND URGENCY.

IT MIGHT INTEREST YOU TO KNOW THAT LATE LAST YEAR, I EXECUTED A SIMILAR
TRANSACTION OF THIS NATURE WITH AN OSAKA-JAPAN BASED MULTIMILLION Dollars
BUSINESS WOMAN- MRS. KONAMI YAMAMOTO WITH PHONE NUMBER: 81-9085437498.WHEN
THE MONEY WAS EVENTUALLY TRANSFFERED INTO HER BANK ACCOUNT IN JAPAN, SHE
SUPRISINGLY SEIZED THE WHOLE MONEY WITHOUT REPARTRIATING MY OWN
SHARE. AND I HAVE PUT IN OVER 18 YEARS IN SERVICE WITHOUT REMARKABLE
ACHIEVEMENT, THEREFORE I CAPITALIZE ON THIS OPPORTUNITY AND WE WILL ARRANGE
ON HOW TO COLLECT OUR SHARE AS SOON AS THE TRANSFER IS CONFIRMED IN YOUR
ACCOUNT.FOR IMMEDIATE COMMENCEMENT OF THE ENTIRE TRANSACTION, YOU ARE
REQUIRED TO ME THE FOLLOWING.

YOUR COMPANY/PERSONAL NAME. BANK NAME AND ACCOUNT DETAILS TEL,FAX AND TELEX
NUMBER OF YOUR BANK,YOUR MAILING ADDRESS AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND
FAX NUMBER. AS SOON AS I RECEIVE THEM, I WILL FORWARD IT TO THE BANK WHO
WILL IN TURN COMMENCE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY. YOUR AREA OF SPECIALIZATION AND
SIZE OF FIRM DO NOT MATTER IN THIS BUSINESS. ALREADY IT IS A PRESIDENTIAL
ORDER THAT ANY CONTRACTOR THAT SUBMITS ACCOUNT SHOULD RECEIVE HIS MONEY
WITHIN (7) SEVEN WORKING DAYS. SO THE BANK IS WAITING FOR MY FINAL SUBMITION
OF CONTRACTORS NAMES AND ACCOUNT DETAILS. NOW I AM DELAYING SUBMITION WITH
THE REASON THAT AM VERIFYING CERTAIN ITEMS ABOUT THE CONTRACT PENDING WHEN I
HAVE MY RELIABLE ALLY. FOR SECURITY REASON YOU SHOULD KNOW THAT AM BEEN
SPIED. AS SOON AS YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST AND WILLINGNESS TO HELP, I WILL
FORWARD YOUR PARTICULARS TO THE BANK WHOM WILL DEAL WITH YOU DIRECTLY. ALL
YOU NEED TO DO IS ALWAYS UPDATE ME FOR MY SINCERE ADVICE AND INFORMATIONS AS
AN INSIDER .

THANKS IN ANTICIPATION FOR YOUR CO-OPORATION.

BEST REGARDS.

DR JACKSON GAIUS OBASEKI


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