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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: OKAFOR SUNDAY <sunny2nice4reall@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 05:42:05 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Urgent reply pls


FROM
ERICMAN
LAGOS NIGERIN

Attention


Befor I start; I must fist apologiz for this unsolicited mail to you. I am aware that this is certainly an unconventional approach starting a relationship: but as time goes on you will realize the need for my action. I am the secretary of the Contract Awarding Committee ( C A C ) of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation ( NNPC ).

After due deliberation with my colleagues, I decided to forward this proposal. We want a relable person who could assist us to transfer the sum of Ten Million United States Dollars. ( US$10,000,000,000,) in to his account.

This fund reulted from an over-invoiced bill from contract award by us under the budget allocation to my ministry and the bill was approved fror padmant by the concerned ministries. The contract has been executed, commmissioned and the contractor was paid the actual cost of the contract. We are left with the balance of US$10,OOO,OOO,OOO,as part of the over-invoiced amount, which we have de3liberately over estimated, for our own. I am contracting you to be our custodian for this fund.

1. For you Account Owner ( U S $ 2 M).
2. For us (US$8M).

To get this fund paid into your accunt, we have to present a payment invoice from froeign estalishment like yours. With this invoice, we will seek approval to transfer the fund to your designated Digital Bank ccount. I and one of my colleagues involved in this deai will come to your country to arrange for our share b upon the confirmation from you that the money has been credited into your nominated Bank Account.

Consequently upon your acceptance of my proposal, kindly confirm your interest by reply to me through my e-mail chife_doc_ericman_007@yahoo.comdfhghhgh indication by revert fax to me of your sincere and serious interest will enable me fax you the procedures for operation.

It b will surprise you why we choose you and trusted you n for this transaction. This is why we have decided to trust for this transaction. We are looking forward to doing this transation with you were contracted. So be rest assured and feel free to go into this transaction with us. But let honesty be our watchword throughout this transaction and your prompt reply will be highly appreciated.


Thanks.









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