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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: "info com" <martarubi@msn.com>
Reply-To: austinben01@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 07 Dec 2005 12:35:23 +0000
Subject: get back to me

Dear,

I wish to intimate you with understanding. This proposal in my capacity as
One of the Accountant in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this
Ministry, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporations (NNPC) and The Archives
Director to the Payment confirmation Unit of the Presidency.

We scruintinised all records and the accounts of awarded and executed
contracts of this company (NNPC) during the last military regime of
Abdusalami Abubarka, The President and last Military Head of State and
Commander in Chief of the Arm Forces Of The Federal Republic Of Nigeria.
Under Chief Obasanjo’s second term inception of democracy in Nigeria and
carefully uncover a whooping sum USD $28.5m (Twenty Eight Million Five
Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only) which we want to transfer to
your account as the beneficiary if given the opportunity to work as partners
in this project.

The money $28.5m has been approved for payment by this Ministry NNPC, the
Federal Ministry of Finance (endorsed and Cleared by the Accountant General
of the Federation and Mister for Finance) to be paid by the Apex bank of
Nigeria. Under contract number, NNPC/FGN/FMF/CBN-X2J-2004/B2517/2005 to your
account.

As top civil servants, we are not allowed to operate foreign bank accounts
hence our decision to use your account in full trust and confidence to
transfer this money outside Nigeria. I have accepted you as our foreign
partner and will regularize and update the approvals to reflect you as true
beneficiary of the contract sum USD$28.5m. Note that with World class
awareness today, I do not want you to see this mail as one of the spam mails
that has come your way in relative manner and do not use this against me if
it does not meet your kind and respected Understanding please

Details Needed for Transfer: -

Name and Address of your Bank. Account Name and Number, Sort Code, Swift
Code. Phone and Fax Number of the Bank. Your personal Address not P.O Box
and your direct contact numbers for easy reach at all times.Moreover, it is
pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require much engagement
since we have taken care of this deal in full capacity. If you are
interested in this deal, please contact me through my email. Address for
more likely information. Remember to give me your phone number and your fax
lines through which I can send you approved document for your perusal. I
am anxiously waiting for your response with hope that you will understand
the confidential nature of this transaction.

Thanks and God Bless.
Yours truly.
Austin Ben

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