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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: "DR. ABU HASSAN" <abu_hassan01@yahoo.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: dr_abuhassan01@yahoo.co.in
Date: Thu, 18 Nov 2004 12:37:55 -0800
Subject: GOOD DAY

DR.ABU HASSAN
TELLPHONE:234-802-34-385-66
EMAIL:dr_abuhassan01@yahoo.co.in
Attn;president/ceo

RE: TRANSFER OF US$22,000,000 INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT

I am DR.ABU HASSAN, Telex/Money transfer Director of Nigeria apex Bank
(Central Bank Of Nigeria). Since my assumption of office on appointment
by hepresent Democratic Government, I have been able to ream theimage
of this Nation by offsetting most overdue contract sums owed by the Federal
Government of Nigeria to foreign contractors in the past
years.On the process of these payments, I discovered throug hinvestigation
that my predecessor attempted to moveout the above-mentioned sum outside
Nigeria but wasunable as he was removed out of office unaware, Now, I have
concluded all necessary arrangements for the smooth transfer of the money to
your account on trust.Contacting you on this issue became imperative owing to
recommendations through an acceptance of your good integrity and trust worthiness
as I came across in your particulars through a Foreigner who
describe as an honest man or woman. The fund originated from
the balance of anover-invoiced sum of which the principal sum had
beenpaid to foreign company that executed the contractsome years ago. This fund
has been floating in a suspense account with Central
Bank of Nigeria (CBN) for a long period of time and I as the Director
of Telex/Money Transfer Department of CBN in the courseof my duty
discoveredthis fund and decided to transferit outside Nigeria through a
trustworthy partner who will share the fund with me on 30% to 70%
basis.Therefore, what is required from you is to forward in your
confidential bank particulars where this fund will be transferred. As
you will have 30% of the 22million US dollars after a successful
transferintoyour account abroad, part of my 70% will be usedon
importation of valuable goods and purchasing ofcars through you in
Nigeria. Note: that this transaction is risk free and will be concluded
within 14 working days and the money be remitted into your account.
Please contact me on this E-mailaddress (dr_abuhassan01@yahoo.co.in].
Also send me your telephone/fax numbers if you have. Also includeyourstreet
address. Please if you are interested in this proposal, as well as if not, do not hesitate
tolet me know in time. Thanks in advance for a mutualand fruitful business association.

Truly yours

DR.ABU HASSAN.

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