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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: "DR KAYODE JOHNSON" <johnsonnigeria@johnsonworld.org>
Date: Thu, 16 Jun 2005 23:34:57 +0000
Subject: THIS IS GOOD NEWS

Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Lagos-Nigeria
Dear Sir/Madam,
I am the Treasury Controller, Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation [NNPC] and a close associate of
the immediate past Minister of Petroleum Resources.
The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum of
US$88millions Recovered from over-invoiced contracts
involving the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
[NNPC] into several private accounts in Europe and
United States. A total sum of US$68,000,000.00 has
been transferred before the Emergence of this present
Civilian Administration, leaving the balance of
US$20,000,000.00.I have made proper
arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance
which is retained in a coded account of the NNPC with
the Central Bank of Nigeria. We are soliciting that
you help us to receive the fund in trust.
We Cant complete this transaction smoothly without
the participation of a foreign partner who would
provide an account where the funds could be lodged.
Since it is a contract payment, the funds must be
remitted to a foreign account. The remittance of the
funds requires little documentation. There is no risk
involved on your part in this transaction since the
Former Minister and I have covered this transaction
with adequate contract and external credit documents
from the beginning.
What we require from you by e-mail are via:
{i} Acceptance letter of this offer
{ii} Your company name/Address and confidential
Telephone and fax numbers
{iii} Convincing Honesty, Trustworthiness and
Willingness to abide by the requirements of this
proposal paramount of which is CONFIDENTIALITY. We
have agreed that you will retain 30% of the entire
US$20,000,00 0.00 for your effort in this transaction,
60% for us partners here in Nigeria and the remaining
10% will be used for defrayal of incidental cost in
the course of this transfer.
Please reply urgently by e-mail as we expect that the
transaction will not take more than ten working days.
And please note that this transaction must be top
secret.
Best regards,
Dr kayode johnson
(Treasury Controller NNPC)

private email address: johnsonnigeria@yahoo.com
Treasury Controller

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