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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: "ibrahim ahmed" <ibrahim02ahmed@hotmail.com>
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 14:08:51 +0000
Subject: CORDIAL PROPOSAL!

FROM:

IBRAHIM AHMED
C. R. P.ABUJA.

DEAR SIR / MADAM,

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP:

IT IS WITH DUE RESPECT AND THE HOPE THAT WE CAN FULFIL THIS VENTURE
TOGETHER, THAT I WRITE YOU THIS MAIL.I WISH TO INTRODUCE AN IMMEDIATE
CASH
TRANSACTION THAT WITHOUT DOUBT WILL BE ACCOMPLISHED IF YOU WOULD
PARTICIPATE AS A FOREIGN PARTNER.
I HAVE JUST BEEN APPOINTED AS THE CHIEF AUDITOR OF THE FEDERAL MINISTRY
OF WORKS AND HOUSING . MOREOVER, MY IMMEDIATE PARTNERS HERE ARE THE
TOPMOST DIRECTORS OF THE MINISTRY ITSELF.
IN THE COURSE OF THE LAST FINANCIAL AUDIT, I DISCOVERED THAT THE
FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL (WHO WAS RETIRED 2 YEARS AGO),OVER-STATED A
CERTAIN
CONTRACT RECEIPT TO THE TUNE OF $14M.AND THE SUM,HE PLACED IN A FALLOW
ACCOUNT UNDER THE MINISTRY RESERVES.AS I LATER FOUND OUT, THIS MONEY
WAS A
$37M CONTRACT OVER-STATED TO $51M.UNFORTUNATELY,THE MAN WAS NOT TOO
LUCKY
ENOUGH TO TRANSFER THE MONEY OUT OF THE MINISTRY ACCOUNTS BEFORE HE
WAS
RETIRED
EVENTUALLY.
THE CONTRACT IN QUESTION WAS AWARDED TO SPARTA INT.PLC IN
1997.ALTHOUGH,THE
PROJECT WAS COMPLETED AND COMMISSIONED IN MAY 1999, THE DUTCH FIRM
LATER
WENT
BANKRUPT AND ENDED UP BEING LIQUIDATED IN 2001.HOWEVER,THE CONTRACT FEE
OF
64M WAS DULY PAID OUT THE SAME YEAR THE PROJECT WAS COMMISSIONED,AS
STATED
IN
THE AGREEMENT PAPERS.LEAVING THE BALANCE 14M 'FALLOW' ACCORDING TO THE
RECORDS WITH ME.
AFTER PERSONAL CONSULTATIONS WITH MY TWO IMMEDIATE SUPERIORS,WE STRUCK
AN
AGREEMENT WITH THE FORMER DIRECTOR GENERAL AND CONCLUDED A BLUEPRINT TO
MOVE
THIS MONEY OUT OF THE MINISTRY ACCOUNTS.TO DO THIS,WE WOULD USE A
FOREIGN
PARTNER TO CLAIM THIS MONEY.OUR PLAN IS TO MAKE YOU/YOUR COMPANY THE
LEGAL
CONTRACT BENEFICIARY TO THE SUM.THEREAFTER,THE MONEY WILL BE
TRANSFERRED
INTO
A BANK ACCOUNT NOMINATED BY YOU.THE ESSENTIAL PAPERS AND CORRESPONDING
ENDORSEMENTS ARE DIRECTLY UNDER THE AUTHORITY OF MY ASSOCIATES.
OUR PRIORITY IS THAT YOU CONSIDER THIS STROKE OF BUSINESS WITH FULL
CONFIDENTIALITY.WE HAVE AGREED THAT YOU WILL BE GIVEN A COMPLETE DETAIL
OF
THIS TRANSACTION WHEN YOU INDICATE YOUR INTEREST TO BECOME OUR
PARTNER.AGAIN,WE ALSO AGREED TO LET YOU HAVE A 10% OF THE TOTAL MONEY
IN
QUESTION AS SOON AS IT GETS INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT.THIS IS FOR YOUR
KIND
ASSISTANCE. YOU WILL HOST THE REMAINING 90% FOR US UNTIL WHEN WE JOIN
YOU
THIS SUMMER BREAK TO COLLECT IT.
IT IS OUR EXPECTATION THAT YOU WILL RESPOND ASAP FOR FURTHER INQUIRIES.

YOURS TRULY,

BEST REGARDS,

IBRAHIM AHMED

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