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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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  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "james boro" <jamesboro440@msn.com>
Reply-To: dontutu20@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 27 Oct 2005 01:32:02 +0000
Subject: YOUR ASSISTANCE

NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION
FALOMO OFFICE COMPLEX, IKOYI, P.M.B. 1270I, LAGOS
>From the desk of: DR. DON TUTU B,sc. (UNN) M.sc. Ph.D:MNIM: MCIA
MANAGER 11, BUDGET AND PLANNING


DEAR FRIEND,


WE ARE SENDING THIS EMAIL TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED FROM THE
FOREIGN TRADE OFFICE OF THE NIGERIAN CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY.
WE
BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US IN OUR BID TO
TRANSFER
THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND DOLLARS ($21.5M
USD)
INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.


WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
MINISTRY OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH
CONTRACT
APPRAISALS AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS. WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE
SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS(US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS
ACCUMULATED THROUGH UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING
THE
GULF WAR.


WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS
WILL
BE TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS
TO
OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE
ACCOUNT
WILL BE COMPENSATED WITH US$5 MILLION OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP
US$15
MILLION WHILE US$1.5 MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND
PAY
THE NECESSARY TAXES.


WE NEED A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE COMPANY TO DO
BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS EMAIL TO YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE YOURSELF TO
BE
TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO DO BUSINESS
WITH
YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET US HAVE
OUR
SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$21.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE WRITE ME {dr
jamesboro440@msn.com} MORESO ADD YOUR TELEPHONE AND FAX IN YOUR
RESPONSE
SO WE CAN ADVICE YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION.




YOURS FAITHFULLY, .

.DR. DON TUTU

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