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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: "Paul Eze" <paul@paulonline.net>
Reply-To: paul_eze@libero.it
Date: Mon, 22 Aug 2005 10:26:09 +0000
Subject: FROM THE DESK OF DR PAUL EZEH

FROM THE DESK OF DR PAUL EZEH
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPERATION.LAGOS-NIGERIA
ATT:CEO/PRESIDENT
ATTENTION,

RE: PROPOSAL FOR PATICIPATORY FINANCIAL TRANSACTION I AM MAKING THIS CONTACT
WITH YOU ON BEHALF OF MY COLLEGUES, AFTER AN ACCEPTANCE RECOMMENDATION FROM
AN INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS AGENCY.

MY COLLEGUES AND I ARE MEMBERS OF THE TENDER AND CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE OF
THE NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC).I HAVE BEEN MANDATED BY MY
COLLEGUES TO LOOK FOR A TRUST WORTHY COMPANY /INDIVIDUAL INWHO'S ACCOUNT
SOME FUNDS COULD BE TRANSFERRED. WE HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION INSTRUMENT OF
PAYMENT FOR US$48.5 MILLION (FOURTY-EIGHT MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND
UNITED DOLLARS ONLY) WHICH IS NOW IN DEDICATED ACCOUNT WITH CENTRAL BANK OF
NIGERIA (CBN).

THE ABOVE FUND CAME FROM THE OVERINVOICED CONTRACTS AWARDED TO CONSORTIUM OF
FOREIGN FIRMS IN 1999 FOR THE CONSTRUCTION OF THE ELEME PETROCHEMICAL AND
LIQUIIFIED NATURAL GAS PLANT IN PORT-HARCOURT WORTH $2.5BILLION DOLLARS. THE
CONTRACT HAS BEEN EXECUTED AND THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORALSO HAS BEEN PAID IN
FULL,HENCE THE US $48.5 MILLION IN QUESTION IS THEREFORE FREE TO BE
TRANSFERRED OVERSEAS UPON THE SUBMISSION OF APPLICATION FOR CLAIMS. DUE TO
THE NATURE OF THIS FUND IT HAS TO BE APPLIED FOR BY FOREIGN CONTRACTOR OR
COMPANY, AND PAYMENT CAN ONLY BE MAID INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT,HENCE THIS
CONTRACT IS NECESSARY TO ACCOMPLISH THIS DEAL.

YOU OR YOUR COMPANY SHALL BE COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE AMOUNT AS THE
ACCOUNT OWNER,10% SHALL BE USED FOR THEREIMBURSMENT OF ALL EXPENCES THAT
WILL BE INCURED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE COURSE OF THIS TRANSACTION,WHILE
60% WILL BE FOR US,WITH THE 60%,YOUR ADVICE ON INVESTMENT AND OR OTHER
THINGS WILL BE APPRECIATED. WE SHALL URGENTLY REQUIRE OF YOU THE FOLLOWING
BY E-MAIL 1.NAME, FAX, PHONE NUMBER OF THE BENEFICIARY 2.NAME, AND FULL
ADDRESS OF THE COMPANY
3.COMPLETE BANK INFORMATION WHERE YOU WISH THE FUND TO BE TRANSFERRED INTO.

MY COLLEAGUES AND I HAVE SOME FRUITFUL DISCUSSIONS WITH RELEVANT TOP
OFFICIALS OF BOTH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINACNE (FMF) AND THE CENTRAL BANK
OF NIGERIA (CBN) AND THEY HAVE AGGREED TO COOPERATE IN THE TRANSFER AND THE
APPLICATIONS FOR FUNDS. THE TRANSFER SHALL BE MADE AT THE APPROPRIATE
MINISTRY IN FAVOUR OF THE BENEFICIARY (YOU OR YOUR COMPANY).THEREFORE YOUR
COMPANY SHALL BE OFFICIALLY REGARDED AS HAVING EXECUTED THE CONTRACT FOR THE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPERATION (NNPC) FOR WHICH PAYMENT IS BEING
MADE, THIS PROCESS MAKES THE OPERATION LEGAL ACCORDING TO THE LAWS OF
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.

PLEASE TREAT THIS TRANSACTION AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL AS WE ARE CIVIL
SERVANTS WHO WILL NOT WANT ANY EXPOSURE.

EXPECTING YOUR SOONEST REPLY VIA Email paul_eze@libero.it

BEST REGARDS
Dr Paul Eze

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