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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: tan_2002@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Sun, 12 Dec 2004 14:34:24 +0100
Subject: I NEED YOUR ASSISTANCE

CONFIDENTIAL

ATTN DEAR'
PERMIT ME TO INFORM YOU OF MY DESIRE OF GOING INTO
BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH YOU. I GOT YOUR ESTEEM NAME
AND CONTACT FROM THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND
INDUSTRY,BASE ON MY REGUEST FOR A TRUSTWORTHY PERSON
SPECIALLY FROM YOUR COUNTRY'THAT I CAN GO INTO PRIVATE
BUSSINESS RELATIONSHIP WITH. I PRAY OVER IT AND SELECTED
YOUR NAME AMONG OTHER NAMES AVAILED TO ME' DUETO IT'S
ESTEEMING NATURE, AND BY THEIR RECOMMANDATION' I MUST
NOT HESITATE TO CONFIDE IN YOU FOR THIS SIMPLE AND SINCERE
PROPOSAL.
I AM TANKOH AHMED,THE ONLY CHILD OF LATE MR AND MRS
TANKOH,MY FATHER WAS A TOP POSITIONED OFFICIAL IN THE NIGERIAN
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION BEFORE HE WAS POISON TO
DEATH IN THE 29TH OF SEPT.2004.
WHEN MY MOTHER DIED IN 1996 MY FATHER TOOK ME SO SPECIAL
BECOUSE I AM MOTHERLESS. BEFORE HIS DEAD IN A PRIVATE HOSPITAL
HERE'HE CALLED ME BY HIS BED SIDE AND TOLD ME THAT IT WAS ON ONE OF
THEIR OUTINGS TO DISCUSS BUSSINESS THAT HE WAS POISONED,BY SOME
CLOSE RELATIVES WHOM HE USED THEIR NAMES TO ESTABLISH SOME
INVESTMENTS HERE-TO EVADE THE POSSIBILITY OF PROBE WITH REGARD
TO THE CIVIL SERVANTS CODE OF CONDUCT. HE ALSO TOLD ME THAT HE
HAVE THE SUM OF USD26.5M (TWENTY SIX MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED STATE DOLLAR IN A SUSPENSE ACCOUNT IN WHICH HE USED MY
NAME AS HIS ONLY SON FOR THE NEXT OF KIN IN DEPOSITING OF THE FUNDS,
AND ADVICE ME TO SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN A NICE COUNTRY
OF MY CHOICE WHERE I WILL TRANSFER THIS MONEY AND USE IT FOR
INVESTMENT PURPOSE.(SUCH AS REAL ESTATE MANAGEMENT).AND THAT
I SHOULD DO THIS UNDER CLOSE CONFIDENTIALITY.
IAM HONOURABLY SEEKING YOUR ASSISTANCE IN THE
FOLLOWING WAYS.
1) TO PROVIDE A BANK ACCOUNT WHERE THIS MONEY WOULD
BE TRANSFERED
2) TO SERVE AS THE GUARDIAN OF THIS FUND.
3) TO MAKE ARRANGEMENT FOR ME TO COME OVER TO YOUR
COUNTRY TO FURTHER MY EDUCATION AND TO SECURE A
RESIDENTIAL PERMIT FOR ME IN YOUR COUNTRY.
MOREOVER, I AM WILLING TO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE
TOTAL SUM AS COMPENSATION FOR YOUR EFFORT INPUT AFTER
THE SUCCESSFUL TRANSFER OF THIS FUND TO YOUR
NOMINATED ACCOUNT OVERSEA.
FURTHERMORE, YOU CAN INDICATE YOUR OPTION TOWARDS
ASSISTING ME AS I BELIEVE THAT THIS TRANSACTION WOULD
BE CONCLUDED WITHIN SEVEN (7) DAYS YOU SIGNIFY
INTEREST TO ASSIST ME.YOU CAN ALSO REACH ME BY MY ALTERNATIVE EMAIL
tankoh2@hotmail.com
ANTICIPATING HEARING FROM YOU SOON.
THANKS AND GOD BLESS.
BEST REGARD


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