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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: "Sajid Mohammadu" <sajid_mo9@msn.com>
Reply-To: drsajid_mo10@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 19 Nov 2005 01:28:37 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL

DR MOHAMMADU SAJID,
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR {SERVICES}NIGERIA PETROLEUM
DEVELOPMENT COMPANY
{NPDC}.
NO 10 KOFO ABAYOMI STREET,
VICTORIA ISLAND,LAGOS.
Attn :
Dear,
Your contact was made available by the coperate affairs department of our
trade ministry. I am glad to introduce this transaction to you hoping that
you will love to partake in it and jointly accomplish same with us to our
mutual benefits.
I am the EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR {SERVICES} NIGERIAN PETROLEUM DEVELOPMENT
COMPANY {NPDC}. During a recent review we discovered that the sum of ELEVEN
MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLARS {$11,000,000.00} is
floating in a suspense account at our union bank as a result of over
invoiced contracts already executed.
I and my colleagues have therefore resolved to avail this rare opportunity
to our advantage and consequently have perfected a risk free scheme to
transfer this fund abroad. But as civil servants, we cannot operate foreign
account, therefore we need somebody who can provide an enabling offshore
account to facilitate the transfer of the funds.
We are therefore seeking your assistance and permission to remit this amount
into your account. Your commission will be 25% of the total sum, 5% has been
set aside for reimbursing cost of expense during the course of transaction
and the balance of 70% is for me and my colleagues.
Could you please notify me of your acceptance to carry out this transaction
immediately upon receipt of this message. I shall in turn inform you of the
modalities for a formal application to secure the necessary approvals of the
immediate release of this fund into your account.
Thanks for your co-operation.
Yours Faithfully,
Dr Mohammadu Sajid.



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