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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: "Dr Frank Kokori" <drfrankkokori_nnpc@msn.com>
Reply-To: drfrankkokori_nnpc@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2005 06:15:21 +0000
Subject: Attention:My Good Friend

From The Desk Of
Dr Frank Kokori
Chairman Contract Executive
Review Panel.
45 Falomo Avenue NNPC Complex,
Ikoyi Lagos-Nigeria
Email:drfrankkokori_nnpc@yahoo.com

Attn: Sir,
Strictly confidential
I am Dr Frank Kokori,Chief Accountant with the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) and Chairman of 5 Man Contract Executive Review Panel
comprising 2 Snr.Staff of Central Bank Of Nigeria (CBN) and 3Snr,Staff of
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) set up by present Civilian
Regime of President Olusegun Obasanjo to review on contract payments. So far
we have come across a surplus sum of US$28.8M.(Twenty-eight.eigth Million
Dollars) which was as a result of deliberate over-invoicing of certain
contracts awarded by Contract Award Committee of the Corporation.

The last installments due has been paid to the various Contractors, while
the said surplus still floats in our Apex Bank waiting Off-shore remittance
which we want to carry out right now. As civil servants we are not allowed
operate foreign account, therefore we seek your assistance in
providing enabling Bank Account where the Fund would be lodged. 30% of the
total Sum is for you 5% for expenses during transaction, and 65% for me and
my colleagues.

A friend who is a Staff of World Trading Center (WTC) here in Lagos made
your contact available. Upon your acceptance to assist, please forward to me
your telephone/fax numbers and strictly notify through the alternative
E-mail address(drfrankkokori_nnpc@yahoo.com). we decided to contact you base
on the fact that we have no foreign partner to assist us in executing the
transaction.If you accept to carry out this business with me, please note
that my colleague and I will be in your Country to receive the fund together
with you, the moment we secure all the necessary approvals.You should also
note that the transaction would only take (14)fourteen working days.

Best Regards
Dr Frank Kokori
NNPC -Lagos

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