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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: "Adeboye Robert" <adeboye_robert27@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: adeboye_robert22@hotmail.com
Date: Thu, 17 Nov 2005 03:51:14 +0000
Subject: ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO

ATTN: PRESIDENT/CEO
(TRANSFER OF USD55, 000,000.00( FIFTY-FIVE MILLION U.S
DOLLARS ONLY TO A SAFE ACCOUNT)

I am extending this message to you in my capacity as Chief Accountant and
in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this company(Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation).
We have scrutinized all records and accounts of Awarded and executed
contracts of this company (NNPC) during the previous military regimes since
the inception of democracy in Nigeria and carefully uncovered and mapped out
a whopping sum of USD55M which we want to transfer into your account as the
beneficiary.

It might interest you to know that Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation
came into full working capacity during the inception of current civilian
dispensation at a working/asset capacity of USD3Billion and will defiantly
gulp more USD2Billion on the completion of the fifth part.You can
authentically apply for contracts if it interest you to be our client with
full
guarantee from me.The money USD55M has been approved for payment by this
company NNPC, Federal ministry of Finance (endorsed by the Accountant
General of the Federation) and to be paid by the Apex Bank of Nigeria under
contract number NNPC/FGN/FMF/CBN/C987/01.

As topcivil servant, we are not authorized to operate foreign bank account
hence our decision to use your account on full trust and confidence to
transfer thismoney outside Nigeria. We have accepted you as our foreign
partner and will regularize the approvals toreflect you as the true
beneficiary of the contractSum USD55M(Fifty-Five Million , U.S.Dollars
Only).

More over, it is pertinent to note that it is not risk and does not required
much engagements since we have taken care of the deal in full capacity. We
have resolved to give you 45% of the total sum for your assistance. If you
are interested in this deal, please contact me immediately you receive this
message through my direct email(adeboye_robert22@hotmail.com) for more
lively informations.
I am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you understand the
confidential natureof this transfer.
Yours faithfully,
Adebayo Robert



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