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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: "Wilson Dayo" <wilson_dayo@msn.com>
Reply-To: wilson_dayo234@myway.com
Date: Fri, 19 Aug 2005 01:26:21 +0000
Subject: Expecting your response.

Dr.Wilson Dayo
(ACCOUNTS DEPT.,(NNPC)
LAGOS- NIERIA
Tel: 234-803845244
email:wilson_dayo234@myway.com

Attn,

Urgent business proposal.

it is with trust and confidence that i make this urgent and important
business proposal to you. i am a senior accountant with the Nigerian
national petroleum corporation (nnpc) here in Lagos. I have been assigned by
my colleagues to seek for a foreign partner in the transfer of the sum of
us$30, 000,000.00 (thirty million u.s. dollars only). This money arose from
a deliberate over invoicing of a particular contract awarded by my
corporation in 1998.

we have been safeguarding this money since then, awaiting an appropriate
time when the money can be transferred into a safe foreign account for safe
keeping pending our arrival for sharing and utilization with the owner of
the account. now, the presidency has ordered that all debts owed foreign
contractors by the government should be paid immediately. on the strength of
this order, we wish to take advantage of it to present your company as one
of the contractors being owed by the government.

Meanwhile, we have agreed that the money will be shared thus:- 60% will be
for us (i and my colleagues), 30% will be for you for providing the
necessary assistance while the remaining 10% has been mapped out for
incidental expenses that might be incurred throughout the transaction. Note
that the nature of your company's business is irrelevant to this
transaction, as all arrangements have been concluded for a successful and
hitch-free transaction. Note that
this money is still in the suspense account of my corporation (nnpc) with
the central bank of Nigeria (cbn).

We have taken measures to ensure that there are no risks involved on both
parties. We have estimated that this transaction will be concluded within 14
working days on receipt of your acceptance to this proposal.please reach me
through the fax or email address above signifying your interest in this
business. This information is highly confidential and urgent. Further
information will be conveyed to you as soon as i receive your acceptance
letter. Please contact me with this vise email:wilson_dayo234@myway.com

Best regards,

Dr.Wilson Dayo

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