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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: "Tony Elumelu" <tonyoelumelu12@gmx.net>
Date: Thu, 11 Nov 2004 02:17:38 +0100 (MET)
Subject: REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

MR. TONY O ELUMELU
GENERAL ACCOUNTANT,
SECRETARY, CONTRACT AWARDING COMMITTEE
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLUME COOPERATION (NNPC)
E-mail: tonyelo_nnpc@yahoo.com

Attention: President/MD,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

I am the General Accountant and the secretary of the
Contract Award Committee (CAC). Based on the information gathered from the
CONTRACT PAYMENT SCHEME OFFICE, I solicit your assistance on this
transaction, which we are prosecuting under condition of strict
confidentiality, on the assumption that you will not disappoint us. We seek
your assistance to remit the sum of forty Million United States Dollar
(US$40Million) to your account. This fund emanated from an over-invoice
contract executed for NNPC, which my department is in charge for keeping
account records, remaining this over-inflated sum.

However, this transaction expected to be concluded within 5 banking days
through the Bank here to your nominated bank account directly. Upon
confirmation from you that the funds have been credited into your Nominated
bank account; I will come over to your country for the sharing according to
the agreed percentage. However, your share in this transaction
will be 30% of the said funds, 60% for my colleagues and I, while 10% is to
offset incidental expenses that we may incur at the process of this
transaction.

Be informed that all the modalities to transfer this fund into your account
has been perfectly arranged and organized. We assure you 100% risk free from
this confidential deal and also must be carried out under a legitimate
condition that we protect you from any breach of the law here and over
there.

Your prompt reply will be most appreciated. You may also reply me through
this email address tonyoelumelu@mac.com, I will be very grateful if you
should send me your direct fax and phone number for detail discussions about
this confidential transaction.

Thanks and best regards,

Mr. Tony O Elumelu
(For The Colleagues)

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