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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: "DAVID ANDERSON ANDERSON" <davidanderson1_4@msn.com>
Reply-To: davidanderson_001@yahoo.ca
Date: Sat, 06 Aug 2005 14:02:50 +0000
Subject: APPLICATION FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE N.N.P.C

ATTN:Sir/Madam,

APPLICATION FOR YOUR SERVICE TO THE N.N.P.C

Let me first introduces my self, my name is Dr David Anderson , I am the
secretary to the Group Managing Director of the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (N.N.P.C)

This is to inform you about the interest of my organisation on employing
professional skilled contractors and engineers to supervise its engineers
and to manage its general contractors on a new project of our Aviation.
After going through the Oil-Aviation directory your name was listed among
other eleven contractors, I was asked to write to all eleven contractors but
am writing to you alone, I will proceed if you will comply on my condition,
Details of my condition would be given to you when I receive your response.

The contract covers benefit including good medical facilities, light taxes,
housing and transportation all this will be taken care of by the
organisation. This contract will last for two years and you will be
receiving close to $85,000 (Eighty Five Thousand United State Dollars) per
month excluding taxes.

You can proceed by sending your resume C.V (curriculum vitea) if you are
interested and I will send you further details concerning the said contract.

You can contact me on on same mail account or via this my private email
address:(davidanderson@post.cz)

Best Regards,

David Anderson.

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