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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: "Engr. Jude Osagie" <engrjudeosagie@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: engjudeosagie@outgun.com
Date: Fri, 09 Dec 2005 00:42:02 -0900
Subject: MUTUAL BUSSINES RELATIONSHIP

FROM DESK OF ENGR.JUDE OSAGIE
PETROLEUM TRUST FUND OFFICE.
CONTRACT AWARD DEPARTMENT.
MARINA LAGOS-NIGERIA.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Engr Jude Osagie ,chairman contract award committee for the
petroleum special trust fund.I know these letters will come to you
as a surprise since you do not know me in person please bear with
us.we are in search for a reliable and honest partner abroad that
we can entrust with the sum of US$25million (Twenty- five Million United
States Dollars Only)These funds originated from some contracts we executed
for the petroleum trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations
of oil-pipeline to Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries.

This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to
the contractors who executed these contract leaving behind US$25
Million United state dollars an Over- invoice/commission for we
the committee members to benefit In view of this, my colleagues
have mandated me to look for a foreign partner abroad who will
receive these fund on our behalf for mutual benefits hich means
that you will provide us with any account of your choice
we can lodge these fund immediately.

DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:

30% of the total sum will be your share for providing us an account
While 65% will be for me and my colleagues of the PTF 5% will be an
outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses during he
transfer of fund by both parties I will be visiting your country
upon your confirmation in receipt of fund in your nominated account
to know you better and discuss investment or importation of goods
to African markets.

WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE AS
ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN
GOVERNMENT TO SEE THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN YOUR
COUNTRY WHAT MATTERS IS HONESTY AND CONFIDENTIALITY OF THIS
TRANSACTION ON YOUR SIDE.

If this proposal do interests you, please do not hesitate to email
me as a matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers
,age ,occupationand your country so that I can call youand update
you for more details for your understanding.Furthermore,you should
endeavour to reply to my private mailing
:engjudeosagie@outgun.com.

Best Regards.

Engr Jude Osagie.

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