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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: "george douglas" <georgedouglas_06@msn.com>
Reply-To: georgedouglas_04@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 15 Nov 2005 07:57:04 +0000
Subject: NNPC TOWERS

FROM THE DESK OF:MR GEORGE DOUGLAS
CHAIRMAN,CONTRACT AWARD COMMITTEE,N.N.P.C.
NNPC TOWERS,CENTRAL DISTRICT,ABUJA-NIGERIA.

Dear Friend ,
REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
Although this proposal might come to you as surprise since it is coming
from someone you don't know or ever seen before. But after due
deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward this business
proposal.We want a reliable person who could assist us to transfer the
sum of US$37.5M (Thirty seven million,Five hundred Thousand United
States Dollars) into his or her Account.
...................................................
This fund resulted from an over-invoiced bill from contract awarded by
us under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved
for payment by the concerned ministries. The contract was
executed,commissioned and the contractor was paid his actual cost of
contract.We are left with the balance of US$37.5M(Thirty seven million,
fvie hundred thousand United States dollars) as the over-invoiced
Amount,which we have deliberately over estimated for our own use but
under our protocol division,civil servants are forbidden to operate or
own foreign account.
...................................................
This is why I contact you for assistance. We have agreed to share the
money as follows.
1. 31.5% for you account owner)
2. 65% for us,3. 5% for tax, as may be required by your Government.
...................................................
As you may want to know and make you less curious, I got your address
from a reputable Large chamber of commerce and industry and I am the
executive chairman of the contract Award committee of the Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
This transaction is very much free from all sort of risk hence this
business was carefully planned before it was successfully executed and
we the NNPC officials involved in the deal have put in many years of
meritorious service to our
ministry.
...................................................
We have been exercising patience for this opportunity for so long and
for most of us this is a lifetime opportunity we cannot afford to miss.
To get this fund into your account, we have to present an intrnational
business outfit and consequent upon indication of your interest to
fully assist us in this transaction.
You are advised to furnish us with the following.
...................................................
1) Your bankers name and address, telephone, fax and telex numbers. your
address, company's name, your direct phone and fax number.This
information will enable us seek approval of the fund from the concerned
quarters within three to four banking days and the Nigeria National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) payment information data will be faxed
immediately to you for completion.One of my colleagues and I involved
in this deal will come to your country to arrange for our share upon
confirmation from you that the money has hit your nominated bank
account.
...................................................
All these will only take us about fourteen working days to transfer
this fund into your account from the day we receive the
requirement.Your line of business in this transaction does not
matter.Honesty and your ability to keep it secret and keep our own safe
when the money hits your account is what matters.Your prompt reply will
be highly ppreciated by sending your reply through this mail address
for onward transaction.
...................................................
Waiting for your positive respond.
Regards,
MR GEORGE DOUGLAS.
Chairman Contract Award Committee,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
N.N.P.C.



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