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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: "augustine steven" <augustinesteven@augustinesteven.net>
Reply-To: stevenagwu1960@yahoo.co.in
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 10:05:10 +0000
Subject: WAITING YOUR URGENT RESPONSE

PETROLEUM TRUST FUND
CONTRACT AWARD DEPARTMENT.

GOOD DAY

I am Engr STEVEN AGWU,chairman contract award committee for the petroleum
special trust fund.I know these letters will come to you as a surprise since
you do not know me in person please bear with us.we are in search for a
reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the sum of
US$25million (Twenty five MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)These funds
originated from some contracts we executed for the petroleum trust fund
(PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations of oil-pipeline to
Port-Harcourt and Warri
Refineries.

This contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the
contractors who executed these contract leaving behind US$25 Million United
state dollars an Over-invoice/commission for we the committee members to
benefit In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for a
foreign partner abroad who will receive these fund on our behalf for mutual
benefits hich means that you will provide us with any account of your choice
we can lodge these fund immediately.
DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:30% of the total sum will be your
share for providing us an account While 65% will be for me and my colleagues
of the PTF 5% will be an outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses
during he transfer of fund by both parties I will be visiting your country
upon your confirmation in receipt of fund n your nominated account to know
you better and discuss investment or mportation of goods to African markets

WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS LEGAL AND 100% RISK FREE AS ALL
MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT TO
SEE THAT YOU WILL NOT HAVE ANY PROBLEM IN YOUR COUNTRY

What matters most is Honesty and Confidentiality of this transaction on your
side.
If this proposal do interests you, please do not hesitate to email me as a
matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can call
you for more details for your understanding.
Cheers and God bless you.

ENGR STEVEN AGWU,



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