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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: jeff jackson <jeffjacksonet@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2005 10:55:51 +0100 (BST)
Subject: urgent response pls


Good day to you ,
Naturally , this letter may come to you as a surprise , since we have not met , permit me however to introduce myself to you , i am the Chairman of the Contract Award Committee of the Federal Ministry of Petroleum resorces Nigeria .
We are in search of an agent to assist us in recieving the sum of $30m usd , and subsquent invest in properties , real estate , companies , agriculture or any lucrative venture in your country , you shall take 25% of the total sum for all the effort you will make in assisting us .
if you are interested to assist us in this regard , you should pls send your telephone numbers and your fax numbers so that i can call you for more information .

PROCDURES OF THE TRANSFER WITH OUT STRESS ;

1- Transfering documentations shall be processed in your name and favour .
2- All charges such as the COT flactuation marginal difference value added tax shall be deducted from source .
3- You shall provide all information that will enable us to effect the transfer from bank .
4- You shall be required to come down and sign the three classified documents in the bank here ,before the money can be wired into your offshore account .
5- If you can not come down , then you shall be required to pick a recognised and acknowledged attorney to the bank who will sign documents and act on your behalf .

The Documents To Be Sign Are As Follow;

A-FUND RELEASE ORDER
B- FGN PAYMENT SHEDULE
C- NNPC PAYMENT VOUCHERS .

Note that the transaction is 100% risk free legal and real , feel free to assist us , as the federal goverment have made a law that no civil servant should own a foreign account. that is why we solicit for your assist . thanks
The first thing to do , i will send my picture to you for more recognition as well yours as soon as you indicate your interest to assist us till the fund transfered to your account over there in your country .
I look forward to your urgent response OK .

RAGARDS
DR. JEFF JACK
NNPC COMPLEX , 144 AMADU BELLOW WAY ABUJA
DIRECT PHONE 234-803-3591744 .







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