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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: joseph eva <info_presidence.niggove@yahoo.com>
Reply-To: info_officeofthevp209@yahoo.com.hk
Date: Mon, 10 Sep 2007 02:07:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: PAYMENT NOTICE


FROM THE OFFICE OF THE VICE PRESIDENT, FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA

ATTN: BENEFICIARY

SIR,

I AM CONTACTING YOU IN MY CAPACITY AS THE VICE PRESIDENT OF THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. THIS IS WITH REGARD TO THE RELEASE OF YOUR LONG OVERDUE FUNDS.

BASED ON THE OFFICIAL INFORMATION MADE AVAILABLE TO MY OFFICE REGARDING THE CONTROVERCY YOUR PAYMENT IS GENERATING AMONG THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT DEPARTMENTS RESPONSIBLE FOR THE RELEASE OF YOUR FUND, I HAVE ORDERED FOR YOUR FILE TO BE FORWARDED TO MY OFFICE.

IN FACT I AM SURPRISED THAT YOU HAVE NOT RECEIVED YOUR FUND BECAUSE YOUR NAME WAS AMONG THOSE WHO WERE SHORTLISED TO RECEIVE THEIR FUNDS DURING THE LAST QUARTER OF THE YEAR 2006, BASED ON THE APPROVAL BY THE PRESIDENCY AND THE SENATE.

THE EXPLANATIONS GIVEN TO ME SO FAR BY THE OFFICIALS RESPONSIBLE FOR YOUR PAYMENT DID NOT MAKE ANY MEANING TO ME. THEREFORE, AS A MATTER OF URGENCY, I WANT YOU TO GET BACK TO ME WITH FULL DETAILS OF WHAT HAD TRANSPIRED BETWEEN YOU AND THOSE OFFICIALS.

LET ME KNOW IF THEY REQUESTED YOU TO SEND ANY MONEY TO THEM. IF THEY DID, I WILL LIKE TO KNOW IF SUCH REQUEST WAS AUTHORISED OR NOT. ALSO I WANT TO BE SURE THAT THE MONEY YOU SENT[IF ANY] WAS RECEIVED AND USED OFFICIALLY BY THE RELEVANT GOVERNMENT AGENCY THAT MADE THE REQUEST.

IT WILL BE NECESSARY TO MENTION NAMES OF THE OFFICIALS INVOLVED. IF ANYONE IS FOUND GUILTY OF MAKING REQUESTS FOR UNNECESSARY AND UNAUTHORISED FEES OR TAXES FROM YOU THE OFFICIAL WILL FACE THE FULL WEIGHT OF THE LAW BECAUSE WE WANT TO SANITIZE THE IMAGE OF OUR DEAR COUNTRY WITHIN THE INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY.

YOU ARE INSTRUCTED TO TREAT THIS MESSAGE WITH TOTAL CONFIDENTIALITY TO ENABLE MY OFFICE GET TO THE ROOT OF THIS MATTER AND ENSURE THAT YOU RECEIVE YOUR PAYMENT WITHIN THE SHORTEST POSSIBLE TIME, WITHOUT ANY HITCH.

THANKING YOU IN ANTICIPATION OF YOUR UNRESERVED AND TIMELY RESPONSE.

JOSEPH EVA FOR THE
VICE PRESIDENT,
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.


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