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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: oyib christian <oyib_dman_3@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 4 Jun 2005 05:54:21 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: REPLY ASAP


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
REF: TRANSFER OF US$15,000.000.00
CONTRACT NO. NNPC/ORK/7841/95

Sir,
I got your contact through the World Trade Encyclopedia, and wish to express my willing to transfer an overdue contract sum of US$15,000.000.00.To your company's or personal account, through the Central Bank of Nigeria resulting from debt of contract & services rendered to Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation.
I am Dr Joseph Oke the Director, Foreign Contract Payment Dept. of Federal Ministry of Finance. I have concluded arrangement with my colleagues in the Foreign Transfer Dept. of the Central Bank of Nigeria
and Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. to contact you secretly for the arrangement of transferring the sum of US$15,000.000.00. Fifthen Millions United State Dollars Only to your company's Personal Account
through the Central Bank of Nigeria, however, already concrete arrangements have been successful concluded for the transfer.
This money emanated from over invoicing in a contract awarded to a foreign firm, for supply and installation of Petrochemical equipments. We discovered this amount from the manifest recently and secured a payment authority to authenticate the transfer of this fund.
Your co-operation is highly required for this transfer, note that you will be entitled to share 30% of the fund, the officials 60% and 10% has been set aside to carter for any incidental expenses incurred in the process of the transfer.
This deal is 100% percent covered from any form of enquiry, the approvals obtained will be dispatch to you via fax or (DHL) courier informing you extensively the progress on the transfer. You are requested to e-mail the following information urgently.
1. Name and Address of your Bank
2. Account No. and Account Name
3. Company's Name and Address
4. Telex and Fax No. of Your Bank
5. Office Telephone/Fax No.
6. Mobile Phone/Residential Phone No
We have successfully worked out an alternative solution to effect transfer within seven (7) working days. Finally, note a High Degree of trust and
Confidentiality is require form both parties.
Looking forward to your timely response.Yours urgent reply is highly anticipated.
Best regards,
Dr oyib
Director Foreign Contract Payment (FMF)







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