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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: "DR DONATUS OKOBI" <donatusokobi200@fsmail.net> (may be fake)
Reply-To: donatusobi@masrawy.com
Date: Sat, 14 Feb 2004 12:09:41 +0100
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

BUSINESS RELATINSHIP
Dr Donatus Okobi
TEL+234-803-501-2676
Lagos-Nigeria
Dear Sir/Madam
I am Dr Donatus Okobi Chairman of the Tender Committee of
the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). My
Committee is principally concerned with payment of all
contract awarded from 1995 to date, in order of
priority as regard capital projects of the NNPC. The
information we gathered from the Foreign Office of the
Nigeria Chambers of Commerce and Industries is so
positive as to convince us that you would provide us
with solution to a money transfer deal valued at
Thirty One Million United States Dollars and
subsequently a joint business venture.
In the course of our duties as values, and project
inspectors for the on-going liquefied Natural Gas
(LNG) project, we have over-invoiced the value of some
jobs done by foreign contractors for the NNPC to the
tune of US$31M. As follows: -
Computer optimization and Installation $16,000.000.00
Installation of 250,000.00 Monax Turbine$10,000.000.00
Turn Around Maintenance $5,000,000.00
Our aim of over-invoicing this payment is to divert
the excess amount to a discrete account abroad. This
fund is now floating in suspense account at the
Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN). This is the fund my
colleagues and I have decided to transfer into your
account since we, as civil servants are not allowed to
operate or own foreign account.
The money will be shared as follows after transfer:30%
for you (Account Owner)
60% for me and my colleagues10% to off-set both local
and international expenses
thatWould be incurred in the course of this
transaction.
To be able to claim the funds, we will be purporting
your company to be the original contractor /
beneficiary of the funds so all procedures for
international transfer shall be strictly followed, as
we have worked out all modalities for a swift and
riskfree transfer.
If this proposal satisfies you, please send through my
fax number 234-1-7596575 0r Alternative E-mail donatusokobi@masrawy.com
the following important information.Bank
Name / Address Account NameAccount NumberTel/Fax Telex of Bank
Personal Phone / Fax Numbers for easy communication.
This transaction will last for 14 working days from
the time we submit the required information, as all
modalities concerning this transaction have been
worked out and it is completely risk free.
Please be informed that this subject is classified
sensitive. Therefore treat the transaction with utmost
confidentiality and urgency.
Yours Faithfully,

Dr Donatus Okobi

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