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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: "Noel Banigo" <nbanigo111@msn.com>
Reply-To: n1banigo@compaqnet.fr
Date: Mon, 12 Dec 2005 09:05:59 +0000
Subject: Kindly Respond!

Dear Sir,



PERMISSION TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF $42MILLION USD INTO YOUR ACCOUNT.


I write you after proper consideration that a telephone correspondence may
not be an ideal medium to contact you on this matter.
Firstly, I will like to introduce myself. I am Mr. Noel Banigo a senior
accountant in the office with the honourable Governor of Central Bank of
Nigeria. Headed by my boss, The Governor, Dr. Charles Solodu. I got your
contact during my search for a reliable foreign partner on the web. Though
during my search, I did not make my intention known to the Governor so it
would remain confidential to be explicit.
Recently, in the course of an indepth verification exercise instituted, I
made a discovery that prompted this private communication .while conducting
our usual verification exercise before been authorized, our overseas
correspondence in the united states and Europe to effect payment to our
deserving beneficiary, Mr.John Clark. John whose payment has been approved
and was to benefit from this quarter's payment, died sometime ago after a
brief illness.
Presently, all efforts have been made to locate any of his benefactors has
proved abortive, as they no longer reside in their former home/office
address consequently. I am soliciting for your hand in collaboration to
divert this fund already approved for payment in central bank of Nigeria.
all I require of you is to accept to assist me since I’m not a foreigner and
as such, cannot stand as one of the benefactor of late Mr. John Clark, and
immediately, I will divert every information in the payment file with an
affidavit on next of kin to instate you as the subcontractor and the
benefactor to the payment of $42,000,000million (US Dollars) already
approved for payment in the central bank of Nigeria. i will be glad to
transfer all ownership rights to your name in favour of your company ,in
anticipation of your favourable reply, you and I will discuss on the mode of
sharing the money after I receive your positive response.
Finally, after perfected and proper documentation, I will send you the
payment release code to enable you receive the payment. Note that this
transaction is 100% risk free, hence we are here to perfect the entire
process. This is a life time opportunity before us and we would not like to
see it go by .I am sincerely counting on your support to make this possible
for me to have a proper investment plans in real estate business in your
country.
Yours sincerely,
Mr Noel Banigo

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