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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: jnsmith123@yahoo.co.in
Date: Fri, 25 Feb 2005 02:23:16 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

:



Sir,

I am Mr.John F.Smith a Director of finance in OANDO
Petrolum in Nigeria.

My purpose of contacting you is about a transaction
that i will like you to assist me in carrying out in
my Company OANDO OIL if you don't mind getting
Involved.

The transaction is as follows, a contract was awarded
for construction of pipe line from PortHarcour to our
Lagos depot,totaling $75million.This contract was ovr
invoiced to the tune of $25 million.
It is this over invoce that I and my collagues needs
your assistant to transfer out of our country.The main
contractors has been paid and do not know anything
about this.

My colleagues and I have made all the internal paper
work to transfer
this amount in question out of our bank, but what we
don't have is
Somebody whom we will front as the contractor that
executed the contract.
There is no atom of risk involved in this transaction
because we have
already arranged all the internal and external banking
network for this
Process.You will have30% of the total sum,while10%has
been mapped out for miscellenouse expenses made by
both parties for th success of this transaction.60%
will be for m and my colleagues.Do indicate your
interest in going into
co-operation with us
by Email or telephone so that we can proceed
with you.My number is +2348028510488.

Finally, do treat this information as a confidential
one as I sincerely
Wait for your immediate response.

Do forward your direct telephone number as well so
that I call you immediately.

Regards
Mr.John F.Smith

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