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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: "Henry Uba" <henry_uba@auditorr.net>
Reply-To: henryuba1@hotmail.com
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 17:36:01 +0000
Subject: VERY URGENT . (Waiting for your response.)

Dear Sir,

I am Mr Henry Uba auditor with central bank of Nigeria (CBN) while checking
contractors payment files I discovered an unclaimed sum of money $15 million
(fithteen million Dollars) Belonging to one Mr. Martins Paddy, who was a
contractor with the Nigeria National Petroleum corporation (NNPC). He died
two years ago his contract number is NNPC/2930/MXN/28/PED/920.

I am writing you this letter to ask for your support and co-operation to
transfer this money into your bank account. Infact it is my friend that
adviced me to urgently arrange to transfer out this money through another
foreign Beneficiary outside the country since the owner Mr. Martins is a
foreigner and he has died two years ago.but the management did not know
about this money.

Our central bank guidelines indicates that if such money remain unclaimed
for a period of four (4) years, it will be transfer into central bank
Treasury as unclaimed fund. Indicate your telephone and fax numbers for
effective communication. I have decided to share the money 60% to me and my
friend,40% to you. I will do my best to see that we conclude this
transaction successfully on time. please, also take my address No.
25 Shaibu close, Victoria Island, Lagos Nigeria.

l want you to know that all l require from you in this transaction is
sincerity and honesty for this arrangement is for our mutual benefits.
Waiting for your response. I will discuss with you in details when I receive
your response.
Please include the following in you reply;
(1.)Your Name in full.
(2.)A reliable phone and Fax number
(3.)Company Name (If any)


Best Regards

MR Henry Uba

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