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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: john smith <johns_smith5000@yahoo.com>
Date: Tue, 2 Aug 2005 22:41:39 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: I AM WAITING FOR YOUR RESPONSE


Dear Sir,
Iam MR.JOHN SMITH the financial controller of Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), and Director in the (NNPC) Delta.Hence, i decided to propose this bussiness to you in strict confidence. PURPOSE
:On behalf of my colleague who are ministerial officials and other officers of off-shore in this corporation. So i am seeking your assistance for the transfer of U.S.$60.5m(Sixty Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollers only), into your account for further investment purpose. We have succeeded in transfering the money into the security company in urope,hence, our request for your assistance, is to move the money from the security company into your account.
SOURCE OF FUND: This amount to be transfered into your account accrued from construction of oil refinery sub-station in (Niger Delta)in 2000 to expartriate company.The contract which was originally valued for (One Hundred and Nine Million U.S.Dollers)was manupulated to read (One Hu ndred and Sixty Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand u.s.Dollars, the extrs U.S.$60.5M(sixty Million Five Hundred Thousand united states Dollars only) is what we want move from the security company into your account.
This contract has been duely completely executed and the contractors had been paid all thier contract bills remaining $60,500,000,000
REQUIREMENT:What we expected from you,in your reply are:
A: your name and contact address, your phone and fax Number, for easy communication.
B:The name of your Bank phone, and telex number,and your account number for the submission to the security company , where the money is lodged.
C:We shall arrange for us to meet you immediatelly after the money has been tranfered into your account.
DISBURSEMENT:We have resolved that you take 30% of the total amount for your assistance.In addition,10% has been mapped out for any miscelleneous expenses incurred by you and us during this bussiness. And 60% is for my colleagues and myself.
SECURITY:All modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this money has been worked out. So, this transaction is 100% risk free.You are required to treat this bussiness with the strictest confidence
If you are interested, please reply immediatedly , so we can give you the contact address of the security company in Europe, so, that you can contact them immediately.
Best Regards,
MR.JOHN SMITH
(financial controller)


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