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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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  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: Awa Obeka <awaobeka005@yahoo.co.uk>
Date: Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:48:03 +0000 (GMT)
Subject: WITH DUE RESPECTS.




DEAR SIR,
MY NAME IS ENGN AWA OBEKA (MFR) CHAIRMAN OF THE CONTRACT REVIEW COMMISSION . I AM PLEASED TO PROPOSE TO YOU THIS CONFIDENTAIL BUSINESS TRANSACTION WHICH WILL BE TO OUR MUTUAL AND FINANCIAL BENEFIT. I GOT TO KNOW YOU THROUGH ON MY SEARCH FOR A REPUTABLE AND TRUST WORTHY SOMEBODY TO ASSIST US.

MY COLLEAGUES AND MYSELF IN THIS COMMISSION HAVE IN OUR POSSESSION ( UNCLAIMED BALANCE) INSTRUMENT TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF USS30, 750,000.00 ( THIRTY MILLION, SEVEN HUNDRED AND FIFTY THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS ONLY) INTO A TRUSTED FOREIGN COMPANY OR PRIVATE ACCOUNT IN OUR FAVOUR AND FOR THE PURPOSE OF FUTURE INVESTMENT.

THIS AMOUNT, DETECTED IN THE COURSE OF OUR ASSIGMENT, WAS AS A RESULT OF OVER- INVOICING ON A CONTRACT AWARDED, EXECUTED AND FULL PAYMENT MADE TO ORIGINAL CONTRACTOR SOME TIMES AGO AT THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION ( N.N.P.C) FOR THE SUPPLY AND INSTALLATION OF 200,000 HIGH QUALITY BPSD MONAX AXIAL SUPER PROPYLENE IN THE WARRI, PORT-HARCOURT AND KADUNA REFINERIES RESPECTIVELY.

WE SHALL APPRECIATE IF YOU CAN ASSIST US BY PROVIDING AN ACCOUNT TO ACCOMMODATE THIS FUND FOR WHICH 40% WAS PROPOSED AS GRATIFICATIN TO YOU FOR YOUR KIND ASSISTANCE, 50% FOR US HERE IN THE COMMISSION. THIS DEAL INVOLVES LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL EXPENSES HENCE WE SET ASIDE 10% OF THE CONTRACT SUM TO TAKE CARE OF INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED BY BOTH PARTIES DURING THE TRANDFER PROCESS.
THIS TRANSACTION IS RISK FREE IN THE SENSE THAT IT HAS THE CONFIDENTIAL MANDATE OF THE NEW GROUP MANAGING DIRECTORS OF THE N.N.P.C AND OTHER HIGHLY PLACED GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS IN THIS PERSENT GOVERNMENT. BASED ON THIS THEREFORE, YOU ARE ADVICED FOR THE SAKE OF OUR JOBS TO KEEP THIS DEAL SECRET FOR IT TO BE SUCCESFUL. IT IS IMPORTANT YOU ACT FAST TO ENABLE US PROCESS FOR THE REMIT OF THIS FUND SOONEST.
ON RECEIPT OF YOUR REPLY, MORE DETAILS WILL BE GIVEN TO YOU.
YOUR QUICK RESPONSE THROUGH MY awaobeka005@yahoo.co.ukWILL BE APPRECIATED.

BEST REGARDS,

OBEKA.


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