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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: ezenwata2003@zipmail.com.br
Date: Sat, 20 Nov 2004 04:58:14 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?VERY=20=20URGENT?=

DR.Ezenwata Peter
PROJECT MANAGER
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FOLOMO COMPLEX.LAGOS NIGERIA.

SIR,
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 cadid, I got your e-mail address through a close
relation of mine who is right 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$16,000,000.

This sum came as an over invoiced 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 was
dully received their total contract amount leaving this over invoiced sum
of USD$16,000,000 floating in the Central bank of Nigeria, to be transferred
to a foreign bank account. We the official concern are still 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 informations 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 as soon as i hear positively from you.

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$16,000,000 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
informations the transaction will be completed within 7 banking days. This
fund will be in your nominated account pending my
arrival for our final disbursement. 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.

I await your immediately reply.
Best regards
DR.Ezenwata Peter




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