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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: "REV SUSU FRANK" <revsusufrank@revsusufrankfedgov.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 23:59:41 +0000
Subject: ACT ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS

ACT ACCORDING TO THE INSTRUCTIONS
STANDARD CHATERED BANK INT
TELEX/WIRE TRANSFER DEPARTMENT
FROM THE DESK OF REV SUSU FRANK
Email,info@standardcharteredbank.org
Ref: 2005 BUDGET/CBN/VOL.01/2005

RE:OFFICIAL BUDGET ON ALL UNPAID CONTRACT FUNDS ENTITLEMENT TO ALL APPROVED
FUNDS BENEFICIARIES.

ATTN : HONOURABLE BENEFICIARY.

The standard chatered bank are sincerely sorry for the slight delay in
notifying you of the positive outcome of the Ministerial Resolution Meeting
just concluded, it was due to the reshuffling of cabinet.My official
appointment as the the ndebt payment director in replacement of central bank
who were the apex bank of the banking industry.
I Rev Susu Frank Director of Standard Bank Of Nigeria INT have been mandated
for prompt liquidation of all unpaid contract funds entitlemen to the
rightful funds beneficiaries, whose name were submited on my desk for
immediate payment via Swift Telegraphic Transfer (KTT).
Be officially advised that your name has been short-listed amongst those to
receive their funds within 1 week from this notification date of payment to
you. You are therefore advised to re-confirm your current banking
details,The amout,telephone & fax numbers,your international passport photo
or driver's license to enable your official payment transfer slip 2005N to
be issued and finally to enable you receive your new transfer pin/sequel
access code 2005,to enable us execute immediate transfer of your funds into
your approved designated bank account effectively without any further delay.

The Presidency (Debt Management Office), after the Irrevocable Authority to
Remit Order was issued and dully coppied to the approriate ministries
concerned, has irrevocably given final Consequential Order to my good office
to pay all approved contract sum/funds to their rightful beneficiaries, who
has suffered in the past from the hands of the already sacked corrupt
officials/unsolicitated and unauthorised staffs of Federal Govment Payment
Bank, who has exorted illegal fees from a lot of contractors but failed to
do their work accordingly.

Furthermore, notice is hereby given for the terminal date of all approved
payment, which all approved funds beneficiaries are expected to meet the
given deadline to avoid returning the approved funds to Federal Government
Treasury/Internal Revenue Account for immediate settlement of all Government
of Nigeria project yet unsettled.

Be officially advised to act as instructed and call this office for more
update.It is good to inform you that any beneficiary who response to this
mail within 24 hours and comply with our official directives accordingly,
shall receive his or her funds into his bank account within 72 banking
working hours without any further delay.

Note: This official message supercedes every other information in respect of
your payment, and to avoid unlawful diversion of your funds, be advised
officially to desist from any unsolicited or illegal body.

Furthermore, disregard any unuseful information that ia not emanating from
this office for your best interest.

You are hereby advised to act urgently.Be rest assured that all necessary
logistics has been concluded to ensure immediate settlement of your payment.

Congratulations for this final resolution of your over due payment.

We are sincerely sorry for all inconveniences you must have encountered in
the past in the hands of unscrupulous officials in our Government,and we
promise to serve you now better.

Sincerely yours,

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