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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: "Mallam Sani" <mallamsani001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: mallam_sani2003@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 20 Dec 2005 09:01:26 -0700
Subject: RE: BUSINESS COOPERATION

Dear Sir,

I am SANI SALE USMAN, chairman contract award committee for the
petroleum special trust fund. I know that these letters will come to you as
a surprise since we have not met in person. Please bear with me. we are in
search for a reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the
sum of US$30.5million.(THIRY MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS ONLY)

These funds originated from contract we executed for the petroleum trust
fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and installations of oil-pipeline to
Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries. This contract has been executed and
full payments have been made
to the contractors who executed these contract leaving behind US$30.5million
as an over-invoice amount for we the committee members.

In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for a foreign
partner abroad who will receive these fund on our behalf. We have to shipped
the consignment via DCS (Diplomatic Courier Service) to London which
means that you will travel to pick the consignment in our favour.I will be
visiting your country upon your confirmation in receipt of fund to discuss
investment or importation of goods back to our country.

DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:
25% of the total sum will be your share
While 70% will be for me and my colleagues
5% will be an outstanding amount to settle any incurred expenses
during the transfer.

WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND VERY
LEGITIMATE AS ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR
CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT.

What matters most is honesty on your side and for you to keep everything
confidential until this fund is dully received by you. If this business
interests you, please do not hesitate to email me with the following:-

Full Name
Tel/Fax
Age and address

Cheers and God bless you.

SANI SALE USMAN

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