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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: "MR CHARLES EZEMA" <lqn2005@luxmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: lq2005@luxmail.com
Date: Sun, 18 Sep 2005 00:35:42 +0400
Subject: CHARLES NEED FORIEGN PARTNERSHIP

NATIONAL ELECTRIC
POWER AUTHORITY
50 MARINA,LAGOS.
P.M.B. 20275,
LAGOS.


TO:THE PRESIDENT/CEO

FROM:DR CHARLES EZEMA


BUSINESS PROPOSAL


I am making this contact with you on behalf of my colleagues. My
colleagues and I are members of the Contract Award Committee (CAC) of
the National Electric Power Authority (NEPA). I have been mandated by
my colleagues to look for a trustworthy company into whose account some
funds are to be transferred.We have in our possession instrument of
payment for US$22.5M (Twenty two million five hundred thousand U.S
Dollars only) now in a dedicated account with our apex bank The above
funds arose from the over invoicing of some Supplies and Engeenering
Works contracts which have been executed and the contractors paid in
full. The fund is therefore free to be transferred overseas without any
risk whatsoever.

Due to the nature of accrual of this funds, it has to be applied for by
a foreign contractor/company and payment can only be made into a foreign
account hence this contact is necessary to accomplish this deal. You (or
your company) shall be compensated with 25% of the amount as the
account owner, 5% shall be used for the reimbursement of all expenses
that will be incurred by both parties during the course of this
financial
transaction.The remaining 70% is for us.

We shall require of you the following urgently by fax:
1. Name,Telephone and/or fax Numbers of Beneficiary
2. Name and full address of the Company
3. Complete particulars of the bank account where you
wish the funds to be transferred.
This should include the account Number, Bank
Address, the Telephone, Fax and Telex numbers of the bank.

My colleagues and I have had some fruitful discussions with relevant top
officials of the Federal Ministry of Finance (FMF) and they have agreed
to cooperate in the transfer. An application for funds transfer shall
be made at the appropriate Ministries in favour of the beneficiary (you
or your company).Thereafter, your company shall be officially regarded
as having executed the contract for the National Electric Power
Authority (NEPA) for which payment is being made.This process make the
operation legal according to the laws of the Federal Republic of Nigeria.

Please treat this transaction as STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL
as we are Civil Servants who would not want any exposure.Do not go
through the International Telephone Operator or (AT&T) when lines are
busy at any time in the course of this operation.Always dial direct.It's
very difficult to get telephone access to Nigeria. So you must persist
even when the telephone says subscriber not available or the number does
not
exist. These answers are always given when there is no access. Thanks
for your anticipated cooperation.

Best Regards,

DR CHARLES EZEMA

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