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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: Engr Stanley Lawson <engrlawson136@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: <engr_stanleylawson@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Nov 2007 17:35:58 -0500
Subject: From Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation



Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation


I am Engr.Stanley Lawson.the chief finance officer at the Nigerian NationalPetroleum co-oporation.(N.N.P.C) I got your information through an attacheeat the Nigerian chamber of commerce, industry,mines And Agriculture,Inmy search for a reliable and reputable institution/person who canhandle a very strictly, confidential transaction of the transfer of$18million to a reliable account.This $18million is in the suspense account of my department for some time now which represents thesurplus of an overvalued contract executed for the corporation someyears back.I am seeking if you will permit the surplus to be remittedinto your personal/company account so that the money remittedwill be shared among the parties concerned.However, I want to receive your assurance that you will not sit on the money when it goes intoyour account. Most importantly, this transaction must be keptconfidential in order to protect the confidence reposed in the officialsinvolved in this transaction.We have agreed in principle that 65% of the money goesto the officials where the money originated while 30% tothe owner of the account.5% for expences incured during thetransaction.I wish to inform you that this transaction requires urgent replyto enable us conclude the transaction soonest.If you accept this request, please contact me through the above address for furtherdetails.Your urgent response will be highly appreciated.Best regards,Engr.Stanley Lawson.
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