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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: blmusa@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 4 Nov 2004 03:40:01 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?=20B=20MUSA?=

PROJECT MANEGER
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOLOMO - COMPLEX LAGOS NIGERIA
ATTN SIR/ MADAM
I am the project manager with the Nigeria National petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I know you will be surprise to receive this kind of letter seeking
for your assistance. To be candid, I got your e-mail address through a close
relation of mine who is now with the Nigeria Chamber of commerce (NCC) though
I did not disclosed to him what I will use it for as
I only requested for one. Now the business in question is the transfer of
US$30,000,000. This sum came as an over invoiced contract sum which we did
purposely, during when my corporation awarded contract to some foreign
firms which I as the project manager masterminded the
whole contract, which the foreign contractors has dully received their total
contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum of USD$30,000,000 floating
in the Central bank of Nigeria, waitting to be transferred to a foreign
bank account
account. We the official concerned are still in active service , and the
Civil rule of conduct does not warrant us to operate offshore account. That
is the
reason why we are strongly seeking for your assistance in providing your
bank information's where we can transfer this fund. Please, you are very
important in this transaction as every documents covering the
transfer of this fund will be in your name. So all what we are in need now
is your banking information and ability to keep it top secret based on the
nature of it all. We have mapped out 30% of US$30,000,000 to
be for you the account owner, 60% for us while 10% is mapped out for any
process of expenses to be incurred on the process of this transfer whether
locally here or Abroad. On receipt of your bank information's
within 14 working days. This fund will be in your nominated account. I will
be very grateful to receive this information from you, and also pleased
that you should not betray the trust I imposed in you. As we will be investing
part of our share in your country.Alternativly you as reach me through this
e-mail ;blmusa@mail.com.Please try to include your private phone & fax numbers
for easy communication.
I awaits your urgent reply .

YOURS FAITHFULLY
DR MUSA BELLO,



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