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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: ahmed222@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Thu, 11 Mar 2004 00:48:06 +0000
Subject: ATTENTION

ATTENTION:PRESIDENT/CEO,
I am Dr.Hassan Danjuma,Project Director of the Nigerian National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC). My Committee is principally concerned with payment of
all contract awarded from 1998 to date, in order of priority as regard capital
projects of the NNPC. The information we gathered from the Foreign Office
of the Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industries is so positive as to
convince us that you would provide us with solution to a money transfer
deal valued at Thirty One Million United States Dollars and subsequently
a joint business venture. In the course of our duties as values, and project
inspectors for the on-going liquefied Natural Gas(LNG) project, we have
over-invoiced the value of some jobs done by foreign contractors for the
NNPC to the tune of US$31M. As follows: - Computer optimization and Installation
$16,000.000.00 Installation of 250,000.00 Monax Turbine$10,000.000.00 Turn
Around Maintenance $5,000,000.00 Our aim of over-invoicing this payment
is to divert the excess amount to a discrete account abroad. This fund is
now floating in suspense account at the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This
is the fund my colleagues and I have decided to transfer into your account
since we,as civil servants are not allowed to operate or own foreign account.
The money will be shared as follows after transfer:30% for you (Account
Owner) 60% for me and my colleagues10% to off-set both local and
international expenses that would be incurred in the course of this transaction.
To be able to claim the funds, we will be purporting your company to be
the original contractor / beneficiary of the funds so all procedures for
international transfer shall be strictly followed,as we have worked out
all modalities for a swift and riskfree transfer. If this proposal satisfies
you, please contact me Through hassandanjuma22@yahoo.com or hassandanjuma222@yahoo.com
or chiefmadrid333@tiscali.co.uk or hassandanjuma33@yahoo.com with the
following important information.
Your Bank Name / Address Account Name ,Account
NumberTel/Fax Telex of Bank,with your Personal
Phone / Fax Numbers for easy communication. This
transaction will last for 14 working days from the
time we submit the required information, as all
modalities concerning this transaction have been
worked out and it is completely risk free.
Please be informed that this subject is classified
sensitive. Therefore treat the transaction with utmost
confidentiality and urgency.

Yours Faithfully.
Dr. Hassan Danjuma.
Project Director(NNPC).

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