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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: eng_njoku_kingsley@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Tue, 16 Nov 2004 09:58:43 +0100
Subject: Hello Dear,

Hello Dear,
May I quickly introduce myself to you i am Engr. Njoku Kingsley, of the
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation.I am the chairman of project Award
Committee.

In the year 1999-2001 my corporation Awarded contract to German firm to
supply & construction of pipeline in my ministry in the (NNPC), the contract
was executed and the contractors were Duly paid. We now have an over-inflated
bill to the tune of U.S. $32.5m Lodges with one of the Offshore Payment
Center here in Nigeria .

But for the fact that we are civil servant we are not allow to operate a
foreign account. I hereby decided to present you as my friend and business
partner to claim my share of the money ($10.200 000) from the Offshore
Payment Center. I will be please to share the money as follow: 30% for you
as the beneficiary of the money, 60% for me and10% for any expenses.

However, to places you in a better position of having a claim to the said
fund, I need the following from you to enable me prepare the necessary documents
that will give you a legal backing to the fund.

(1} YOUR PERSONAL NAME AND ADDRESS OR YOUR COMPANY NAME AND ADRESS. {2}
YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.

Finally, it may interest you to know that necessary modalities have been
put in place for a smooth and fast transfer of the fund to your account.
Further detail will be conveyed to you upon receipt of your response.

Your response should be strictly addressed to: eng_njoku_kingsley@lycos.com
for confidencial reasons.

Thanks in anticiption of your quick response.
Kingsley Njoku (Engr).


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