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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: "Eng Leo Abbah" <leoah22@handbag.com> (may be fake)
Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 01:30:21 -0700
Subject: SUPPLY OF ITEM

Greetings,

It is a great pleasure to contact you in this business relationship, first let me introduce myself to
you. I am Engineer Leo Abbah, Engineering Department of the Nigeria National
Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC).

As a result of the constant fuel scarcity in my country, the Federal Government of Nigeria in
conjunction with the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC) has decided to
refurbish and upgrade our refineries to enhance constant production and fuel supply.

In order to stop the suffering of the masses the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation
(NNPC) has awarded a contract to one of its Consulting Firm to supply Ten Thousand
(10,000.00) packets of (BALL RACER 10A WHW) for refurbishment of all the refineries
at Six Thousand United States Dollars ($6000) per pack at the total cost of Sixty Million
($60,000,000.00) United States Dollars. And the consulting Firm has been paid cash for
the execution of the contract. But, the Consulting Firm has problem and that problem is
about how they will get the major item needed for the commencement of the contract, i.e.
(BALL RACER 10A WHW).

I personally do not want to lead or direct the consulting firm where to get the item needed
because of the price difference, because when I was heading the contract award committee
I knew of 3 countries where to get the item at the rate of Two Thousand Five hundred ($2500)
United States Dollars per pack. And the Consulting Firm has been paid Six Thousand ($6000)
United States Dollars per pack by Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC) to supply
10,000.00 packets.

These (BALL RACER 10A WHW) is the most important item for the commencement of the
contract, because without it there is no way the refurbishing and upgrading of these refineries
can take off. And the Nigeria National Petroleum Co-operation (NNPC)
is on the neck of the Consulting Firm for the completion of the contract.

So I want us to do this business together by directing you to contact the consulting firm by
telling them that you have the item needed in stock at any quantity so that the Consulting Firm
will pay you for the item. Then I will let you know the country where you will get the item.
The profit of the business will be shared 50 – 50%.

Indicate your interest in this transaction by sending your full name/ contact address and your
private telephone/fax numbers.
Reply to me immediately for further details through this my email address: l_abb11@yahoo.com

Regards,

Eng Leo Abbah

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