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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: "ahmed usman" <ahmedusman75@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ahmedusman@rixmail.se
Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2005 10:04:27 +0000
Subject: STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

ENGR.AHMED USMAN
NIGERIA NATIONAL
PETROLEUM CORP.(NNPC
LAGOS-NIGERIA


ATTN:

I AM A DEPUTY DIRECTOR IN THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
(NNPC)HERE IN LAGOS. MY COLLEAGUES HAVE ASSIGNED ME TO SEEK FOR ASSISTANCE
OF RELIABLE FORE IN COMPANY OR AN INDIVIDUAL THROUGH WHOM WE CAN TRANFER THE
SUM OF US$40,000,000:00(FORTY MILLION U.S DOLLARS) WHICH AROSE FROM THE
DELIBERATE OVER-INFLATED CONTRACT VALUE FOR THE
(TURN-AROUNDMAINTAINANCE(TAM)OF THE WARRI,KADUNA AND
PORT-HARCOURTREFINERIES)AWARDED IN THE 1997 DURING THE GENERAL SANI ABACHA
REGIME TO AN EXPATRIAT EFIRM WITH THE CONSIDERATION OF 10% COMMISSION
AGREEMENT ON THE TOTAL CONTRACT VALUE.

THE CURRENT FAVOURABLE POLITICAL/ECONOMI CLIMATE IN THE COUNTRY SINCE THE
BEGINNING OF THE NEW FISCAL YEAR 2003 NOW PRESENTED AN OPPORTUNITY FOR THIS
MONEY TO BE TRANSFERRED OUT OF THE COUNTRY. A FRIEND WHO WAS FORMALLY
RESIDING IN YOUR COUNTRY MADE YOUR ADDRESS AVAILABLE TO ME.HE ASSURED ME OF
YOUR COMPANY'S VIABILITY AND CAPABILITY IN BUSINESS TRANSACTIONS THOUGH HE
DID NOT KNOW MY REAL INTENTION.

THIS ASSURANCE GAVE ME COURAGE TO LINK YOU UP FOR THIS PARTICULAR
TRANSACTION,AND I HOPE IT WILL BE OF MUTUAL BENEFIT TO ALL OF US.OUR
CONTRACTS IN THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA AND FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE
HAVE GIVEN US A GO AHEAD ORDER FOR REMITTANCE,SO WE HAVE SET IN MOTION THE
MACHINERY FOR THE TAKE OFF OF THIS TRANSACTION AND FURTHER ACTION WILL
COMMENCE IMMEDIATELY WE HEAR FROM YOU.

WE HAVE AGREED THAT AFTER THE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.YOU
SHALL BE ENTITLED TO 35% OF THE TOTAL AMOUNT TRANSFERRED. THE NATURE OF YOUR
BUSINESS IS NOT PARTICULARLY RELEVANT FOR THE SUCCESS OF THIS TRANS ACTION.
ALL WE REQUIRE IS YOUR WELLINGNESS TO CO-OPERATE AND ASSURANCE THAT OUR OWN
SHARE WILL BE GIVEN TO US WHEN THIS MONEY IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.ALL NECESSARY PRECAUTIONS HAVE BEEN TAKEN TO TO ENSURE A NO RISK
SITUATION ON THE SIDE OF BOTHPARTIES AND IT IS BELIEVED THAT THIS
TRANSACTION WILL LAST 20 WORKING DAYS, BARRING ANY DELAYS.

SINCE WE HAVE NO KNOWLEDGE OF BUSINESS, OUR PLAN IS TO INVEST THIS MONEY
INTO REAL ESTATE, STOCK AND PERHAPS IMPORTATION OF GOODS FROM YOUR COUNTRY
BASED ON YOUR ADVISE BECAUSE MANY OF OUR YEARS HAS BEEN SPENT AS CIVIL
SERVANT,AND WE MAY LIKELY RESIGN FROM GOVERMENT SERVICE TO PRIVATE BUSINESS
AFTER THIS MONEY IS TRANFERED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.

PLEASE IF THIS PROPASAL IS ACCEPTANCE BY YOU, OR IF HAVE ANY QUESTION FEEL
FREE TO CONTACT THRUOGH MY EMAIL:(ahmedusman75@rixmail.se) I WILL OBLIGE YOU
WITH FURTHER INFORMATIOM.

BEST REGARDS,

ENGR.AHMED USMAN

N.B PLEASE DO NOT FAIL TO INCLUDE YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBER
WHILL REPLYING THIS LETTER FOR EASY COMMUNICATIN


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