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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: usman2j2@zipmail.com.br
Date: Fri, 25 Mar 2005 01:11:35 -0800
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?STRICTLY=20CONFIDENTIAL?=

Dear Sir,
JOINT VENTURE OVERSEAS (STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL)
I am the Group Marketing Director, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation, NNPC. I ve the confidence that
you can be of immense assistance to me in this
business of mutual benefit.
I have the sum of of Thirty Million United States of
America Dollars ($30million) deposited with a
finance house overseas. I wish to invest
this money in your country; hence I am soliciting for
your partnership in a joint venture. You will travel
to the fund base to meet the officials of the
finance house; there you will complete all
Necessary formalities and be taken to their affiliate
bank where the fund will be handed over to you. You
will invest, manage the fund and the proceed there
from until I retire from public service.
This fund is accrual from over invoiced and inflated
contracts executed by foreign contractors in the
previous years in NNPC. The actual contract sum had
been paid to the contractors and this amount
($30,0000,000) is the over invoiced difference. We,
public servants are not allowed to own foreign bank
account while in office, hence this money was moved
out through diplomatic courier using my official
Position. This is the only way we make good money
while in office.
I will send you all relevant document and
give you overseas contact for confirmation
immediately you respond and confirm your interest.
Send me your private telephone, fax and cell phone
numbers to enable me give you details and also discuss
your percentage share for your assistance.
Keep this transaction an utmost secret to protect my
Position in office. Your urgent response will be
appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
Dr usuman beiio
234 803 3998570



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