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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: kejinna@tiscali.it
Date: Fri, 22 Oct 2004 06:10:26 +0200
Subject: Urgent

DEAR SIR/MADAM,

I am the chairman of contract award committe of the
Nigeria National Petroleum corporation (NNPC). I have a
business that will be of great benefit to both of us at
the end.This business is not related to arms or drugs, It
is money we got from gratification from contracts we
awarded toward technical assistance analysis, supervision
and the components of the optimized system, also supply
and erection of the computerized control network.
The contract has been completed and the contractor has
since been paid remaining the balance of $25.2 million
US dollars (Twenty Five million and two hundred
thousand US dollars) which is our 10% commission for
our numerous assistance.
Now this money is ready for payment by transfer to an
account that would be provided by you.We want this money
to be transfer into a foreign account because of the
Political situation in my country.Now our problem lies
that we do not have a foreign account as such an account
is against the civil service law in my country, and the
money cannot go into an indigenous account as the
contract was executed by foreign Firm.
With this reason my colleagues have giving me go ahead to
seek your sistance.We have made a perfect homework for a
hitch free transfer of this fund to an account that you
Will be provide and i am promising you 100%riskfree in
this transaction.In smooth conclusion of this transaction
you would be entitled to 30% for providing an account
where the funds would be lodged, while 10% is mapped out
for contingencies/ expenses and 60% will be for myself and
my colleagues.
If you can assist in this regard, e-mail to me with my private email address
kejinna@myway.com include your Phone and fax number for easy
communication.
Finally, this Business will be carried out the Following
terms.
1. That our share of the fund remitted into your
Account will be disbursed as we so desire immediately
your Account is credited.
2.You will maintain absolute sincerity and
confidentiality. If you are satisfied with
above conditions send me a reply immediately.
This project will take us 14 Banking Days
from the day of thereceipt of your Account details to the
Day of Remittance into your Account.
Thanks Expecting your prompt Reply
Regards,
Mr.Kenneth Ejinna.




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