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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: hassanahmed@zipmail.com.br
Date: Tue, 4 Jan 2005 09:00:56 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?URGENT=20REPLY=20NEEDED?=

FROM THE DESK OF DR.HASSAN AHMED
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION ( N.N.P.C)
# 22 NNPC LANE GARIKI ABUJA
EMAIL:hassan_ahmed55@hotmail.com
DEAR SIR,
VERY CONFIDENTIAL
I AM DR .HASSAN AHMED , AN ACCOUNTANT IN THE NIGERIA
NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC) AND A MEMBER OF
FIVE-MAN TENDER BOARD IN CHARGE OF CONTRACT REVIEW
AND PAYMENT APPROVALS. I CAME TO KNOW OF YOU IN MY
SEARCH FOR A RELIABLE PERSON TO HANDLE A VERY
CONFIDENCIAL TRANASCTION WHICH INVOLVES THE TRANSFER
OF A HUGE SUM OF MONEY TO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT .THERE
WERE SERIES OF CONTARCTS EXECUTED BY A CONSORTIUM OF
MULTINATIONAL IN THE OIL INDUSTRY IN FAVOUR OF NNPC
AMONG WHICH WERE.
(1)THE EXTENSION OF THE PIPELINE NETWORK WITHIN
NIGERIA FOR CRUDE OIL, DOWNSTREAM PRODUCT DISTRIBUTION
AND SUBEQUENT EVACUATION US$195 MILLION.
(ii) CONTRACT FOR THE TURN AROUND MENTANANCE (TAM)
OF THE VARIOUS REFINERIES IN THE COUNTRY -US$152
MILLION.
(iii) THE CONSTRUCTION OF STORAGE TANKS FOR
PETROLEUM PRODUCT (DEPOTS)US$240 MILLION. TH ORIGINAL
VALUES OF THESE CONTRACT WERE DELIBERATELY OVER-INVOICED TO
THE SUM OF FORTY-FIVE MILLION
UNITED STATE DOLLARS (US$45,OOO,OOO.OO) WHICH
HAS NOW BEEN APPROVED AND IS NOW READY TO BE
TRANSFERRED BEING THAT THE COMPANIES THAT ACTUALLY
EXCUCTED THESE CONTRACTS HAVE BEEN FULLY PAID AND
PROJECTS OFFICIALLY COMMISSIONED.CONSEQUENTLY,MY COLLEAGUES
AND I ARE WILLING TO
TRANSFER YTHE TOTAL AMOUNT TO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR
SUBSEQUENT DISBURSEMENT SINCE WE ARE CIVIL SERVANTS
AND ARE PROHIBITED BY THE CODE OF CONDUCT BUREAU(CIVIL
SERVICE LAW) FROM OPENING /OPERATING FOREIGN ACCOUNTS
IN OUR NAMES. NEEDLESS TO SAY,THE TRUST REPOSED ON YOU
AT THIS JUNCTURE IS ENORMOUS. IN RETURN, WEHAVE
AGREEDTO OFFER YOU 15% OF THE TRANSFERED SUM,WHILE 5%
SHALL BE SET ASIDE FOR ACCIDENTAL EXPENSES (INTERNAL
AND EXTERNAL) BETWEEN THE PARTIES IN THE COURS OF THE
TRANSFER.WE MANDATE YOU TO DRAFT AN INVESTMENT PLAN
FOR US WHOMYOU WILL CONTROL SINCE WE CANT BRING
OURSHARES BACK TO NIGERIA.YOU MUST HOWEVER NOTE THAT THIS
TRANSCTION IS
SUBJECT TO THE FOLLOWING TERMS AND CONDITIONS;
(i)OUR CONVICTION OF YOUR TRANSPARENT HONESTY AND
DILIGENCE.
(ii)THAT YOU WOULD TREAT THIS TRANSACTION WIYH
UTMOST SECRECY AND CONFIDENCIAL.
(iii)THAT THE FUNDS WOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO AN
ACCOUNT OVERWHICH YOU HAVE ABSOLUTE CONTROL.ODALITIES HAE
BEEN WORKED OUT AT THE HIGHEST
LEVELS OF THE PRESIDENCY AND THE CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA FOR THE IMMEDIATE TRANSFER OF THE FUNDS WITHIN
14 WORKING DAYS, SUBJECT TO YOUR SATISFACTION OF THE
ABOVE STATED TERMS. TO ACCORD THIS TRANSACTION THE
LEGALITY IT DESERVES AND FOR MUTUAL SECURITY OF THE
FUNDS,
THE WHOLE APPROVAL PROCEDURES WILL BE
OFFICIALLY AND LEGALLY PROCESSED WITH YOUR NAME OR
THE NAME OF YOUR COMPANY YOU MAY NOMINATE AS THE
BENEFICIARY.KINDLY EXPEDITE ACTION SO AS TO ENABLE US
INCLUDE
THIS TRANSACTION INTO THIS BATCH AS PAYMENT TO FOREIGN
CONTRACRORS IS USUALLY CARRIED OUT ON QUARTERLY BASIS.
PLEASE, CONTACT ME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE ON THIS EMAIL
ADDRESS:hassan_ahmed55@hotmail.com

INCLDING YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER, IF YOU KNOW YOU
CAN BE OF ASSISTANCE,BUT WHEREYOU CANNOT DO NOT
HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW AS WELL AS ENABLE ME LOOK FOR
SOMEONE ELSE
YOURS FAITHFULLY
DR.HASSAN AHMED (NNPC OF NIGERIA)














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