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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 Abu" <ibra_ibra2@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: ibrahimabu90@yahoo.ed
Date: Mon, 28 Feb 2005 01:31:24 -0800
Subject: Your asistant

NIGERIAN ALUMINIUM SMELTER COMPANY
25 PRESTON CRESCENT
CALABAR,CROSS RIVER STATE.

DEAR SIR,

TRANSFER OF USD85,500,000.00(EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED
STATES DOLLARS ONLY) TO A SAFE ACCOUNT.

I wish to intimate you with this proposal in my capacity as Chief Accountant
and full agreement with the Auditor-General of this Company (Nigerian Aluminium
Smelter Company).We scruintinised all records and the accounts of awarded
and executed contracts of this company (NASC) during the previous military
regime, since the inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully uncover
and mapped out a whooping sum USD $85.5m which we want to transfer to
your account as the beneficiary. It might interest you to know that beginning
of this current civilian government at a working asset capital of USD 3billion
and will definitely gulp more USD 2 billion on the completion of the fifth
part. You can authentically apply for supply if it interests you to be our
client with full guarantee from me.

The money $85.5m has been approved for payment by this company NASC, the
Federal Ministry ofFinance (endorsed by the Accountant General of the Federation)
and to be paid by the Apex bank of Nigeria. Under contract number, NASC/FGN/FMF/CBN/B2517/99.
As top civil servants, we are notn allowed to operate foreign bank accounts
hence our decision to use your account in full trust and confidence to transfer
this money outside Nigeria. We have accepted you as our foreign partner
and will regularize and update the approvals to reflect you as true beneficiary
of the contract sum USD$85.5m

(EIGHTY-FIVE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS).

Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require
much engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity. We
have resolved to give you 30% of the total sum for your assistance. If you
are interested in this deal, please contact me through my email. Address
above for more likely information.

Remember to give me your phone number and your fax lines through which I
can send you approved document for your perusal. I am anxiously waiting
for your response with hope that you will understand the confidential nature
of this transaction.Please do response to this email(infoibrahim12@yahoo.it)


Best regards,


Engr.Abu Ibrahim.

___________________________________________________________

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