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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: "Ben Egobia" <benego2001@hotmail.com>
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 11:13:49 -0700
Subject: HANDS OF FELLOWSHIP.

Dear Sir,

It's my pleasure contacting you for the undermentioned joint mutual project.
Honestly this is based on the impressive antecedent records I heard about
your goodself. Hence my hands of followship to me.

I am the Group Finance Director, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
NNPC. I have the confidence that you can be of immense assistance to me in
this
business of mutual benefit.

I have the sum of of Thirty Five Million United States of America Dollars
($35million) deposited with a finance house overseas. I wish to invest this
money in your country; hence I am soliciting for your partnership in a joint
venture. You will travel to the fund base to meet the officials of the
finance house; there you will complete all
Necessary formalities and be taken to their affiliate bank where the fund
will be handed over to you. You will invest, manage the fund and the proceed
there from until I retire from public service.

This fund was accrued from over invoiced and inflated contracts executed by
foreign contractors in the previous years in NNPC. The actual contract sum
had been paid to the contractors and this amount ($35,0000,000) is the over
invoiced difference. We,
public servants are not allowed to own foreign bank account while in office,
hence this money was moved out through diplomatic courier using my official
Position. This is the only way we make good money while in office.

I will send you all relevant document and give you overseas contact for
confirmation immediately you respond and confirm your interest. Send me your
private telephone, fax and cell phone numbers to enable me give you details
and also discuss your percentage share for your assistance.

Keep this transaction an utmost secret to protect my Position in office.
Your urgent

response will be appreciated.

Yours faithfully,

Ben Egobia.





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