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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 Frank Kokori" <drfrankokori12@tiscali.co.uk>
Reply-To: drfrankkokori_nnpc@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 14 Jul 2005 04:29:35 +0100
Subject: Attention:My Good Friend:

From The Desk Of
Dr Frank Kokori
Chairman Contract Executive
Review Panel.
45 Falomo Avenue NNPC Complex,
Ikoyi Lagos-Nigeria
Email:drfrankkokori_nnpc@yahoo.com

Attn: Sir
Strictly confidential

I am Dr Frank Kokori,Chief Accountant with the Nigeria National Petroleum
Co-operation (NNPC) and Chairman of 5 Man Contract Executive Review Panel
comprising 2 Snr.Staff of Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) and 3 Snr,Staff of
Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC) set up by present Civilian
Regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo to review on contract payments. So
far we have come across a surplus sum ofUS$28.8M.(Twenty Eight Million &
Eight Hundred Thousand USDollars) which was as a result of deliberate over-invoicing
of certain contracts awarded by Contract Award Committee of the co-operation.

The last installments due has been paid to the various Contractors, while
the said surplus still floats in our Apex Bank waiting Off-shore remittance
which we want to carry out right now. As civil servants we are not allowed
operate foreign account, therefore we seek your assistance in providing enabling
Bank Account where the Fund would be lodged. 30% of the total Sum is for
you 5% for expenses during transaction, and 65% for me and my colleagues.

A friend who is a Staff of World Trading Center (WTC) here in Lagos made
your contact available. Upon your acceptance to assist, please forward to
me your telephone/fax numbers and strictly notify through the alternative
E-mail address(drfrankkokori_nnpc@yahoo.com). we decided to contact you
base on the fact that we have no foreign partner to assist us in executing
the transaction.

If you accept to carry out this business with me, please note that my colleague
and I will be in your Country to receive the fund together with you, the
moment we secure all the necessary approvals. You should also note that the
transaction would only take (14) fourteen working days.

Best Regards
Dr Frank Kokori
NNPC -Lagos

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