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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: "hassan steven" <hassansteven@hassansteven.com>
Reply-To: hassansteven8@myway.com
Date: Tue, 27 Sep 2005 11:11:45 +0000
Subject: Goo Day Private

>From the desk of: Eng.Hassan Steven
Executive Director/Financial Controller
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC)
Falomo Office Annex
Telphone..+234-8034954491
Lagos Nigeria
Dear Sir,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP
I am the financial controller of Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
(NNPC). I got your Contact address from an associate working with the
Nigerian Export Promotion Council. I and my colleagues are ministry
officials in charge of offshore remittance in this Corporation (NNPC) We are
seeking your assistance to transfer of Eighteen Million Seven Eighty
(US$18,780 000.00,) to your account for further private investment.

The Minister has mandated me to transfer the sum amount accrued from an
over-invoiced contract amount for the construction of an Oil Refinery Sub-
stations in Nigeria to expatriate companies. The contract was originally
valued for one Hundred and Twenty Seven Million United States
DollarUS$127,000,000.00) The extra is $18,780 000.00., A total sum of
US$68,000,000.00 has been transferred before the Emergence of this present
Civilian Administration,leaving the balanceof US$18,780,000.00.We have made
proper arrangement/documentation to transfer the balance which is retained
in a coded account of the NNPC with theCentral Bank of Nigeria.

This contract has been completely executed and the original contractors have
been paid all their contract bills less this$18,780 us Dollars For your
assistance, we have agreed to remunerate you with 30% because it is
impossible for us to claim the amount here in Nigeria without foreign
collaboration. 5% has been mapped out for any miscellaneous expenses
incurred by either party during this business, and 65% for my colleagues and
myself.It may interest you to know that four years ago, a similar
transaction was carried out with one Mr. Patrice Miller, the President of
Craine International Trading Corporation at number 135 East 57th Street,
28th floor,New York.10022 with Tel: 212-308-7788 and TLX number 6731689. Mr.
Patrice disappeared into thin air when he received the money. His Telephone
and Telex numbers had been reallocated to other users by the time we arrived
New York for our share. This explains exactly why we will make a concrete
agreement between you and us, should you be willing to assist in this
transaction that they will be no betary from you with 100% asureance.All
modalities to effect the payment and subsequent transfer of this money have
been worked out.

This transaction is 100% risk free but rquires 100 percent confidentiality.
This is a golden opportunity which must not be allowed to slip out of any
careless acts and utterances. We chose you for this transaction because we
believe that good friends can be discovered and businesses such as this
cannot be realized without trust. You can be rest assured that your security
has been considered before you were contacted.Even if you will like to Vist
us here you are fully Invited.
Please acknowledge receipt of this transaction in acceptance of our mutual
business endeavour by furnishing me with the following information if you
are interested.

[1]Direct Telephone and fax numbers...For our personal
contact and mutual trust in each other.

[2]A copy of your international passport or drivers license for more
confidentiality and trust.

Await your urgent response.
Best Regards,
Eng Hassan Steven

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