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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: "FUNSO KUPOLOKUN" <funso@webpim.cc> (may be fake)
Reply-To: engrfunso@138mail.com
Date: Mon, 7 Mar 2005 19:59:22 +0000
Subject: URGENTLY GET BACK ASAP

REQUEST FOR YOUR UNRESERVED ASSISTANCE.

This letter may come to you as a surprise but it was borne out of my
sincere desire to share a mutual business relationship with you.I got
your e-mail address when i was surfing through the internet seaching for a
credible and reliable partner i can put my trust in.

First, your strictest confidence in this transaction is highly
solicited. This is by virtue of its nature as being utterly
confidential and top secret. I am a top government official with
a statutory corporation and member of an adhoc committee set up
by the Federal Government of Nigeria to review contract awarded
by past administration. In the course of identifying,scrutinising and
recommending for the payment of all valid contract executed, we
discovered a huge sum of money amounting to USD41.5M (Forty One
Million five Hundred Thousand US Dollars) on grossly over invoiced
contract already awarded and executed for the Directorate of petroleum
resources.

Having studied the entire situation carefully, we intend to transfer
the balance of USD41.5M presently floating in our apex bank of
Nigeria to our own benefit and advantage. However, we request
for your unwavering assistance in this regard because as civil
servants we are prohibited under the civil service code of
conduct bureau from operating a foreign account or running a
foreign company unless after retirement in this vain we want you
to front for us as partner to enable us lodge the funds speedily
into your account.

Bear in mind that no risk is attached to this project and all
logistics are in place and modalities worked out for the smooth
conclusion within a stipulated time. This is in accordance with
the fact that you must never betray the trust already reposed on
you. We have decided to compensate you with 30% of the total sum
for your support, 60% for us while 10% for miscellaneous expenses
(local and international).

Please, provide your confidential phone and fax number to enable
me contact you for further discussion on this matter.
Please advise in your return mail if any time is confidential and
convenience enough to call you.
And finally, I apologize for encroaching into your privacy with This.
Looking forward to hearing from you.You can reach me on my private email address thus:

funsokupolokun2000@yahoo.com
Regards,

Engr. Funso Kupolokun

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