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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: donmorowey@zipmail.com.br
Date: Thu, 24 Mar 2005 11:23:09 +0100
Subject: =?iso-8859-1?Q?WORK=20WITH=20ME=5B=20URGENT=5D?=

From the Desk of
Mr Morowey Don
Auditor General
Central Bank of Nigeria
Tel:234 803 861 2066

Attention: Sir/Ceo,

I am Mr Morowey Don, l work with Central Bank of Nigeria. l
serve as Auditor General Central Bank Of Nigeria,CBN

After the retirement of our former Governor of Central Bank (Chief
Joseph Sanusi) There was an over draft payment invoice of the sum $19.3

Million USD. These over payment draft invoice occurred last Two years.
Therefore, my colleague and I were aware about the funds. Then
immediately our new Governor was appointed in to the office, he knew nothing

about the funds being a new comer in the Central Bank. With that effect,

we have decided that you shall provide to us your company name/for the
preparation of the documents that need to be done. Before filing it in
the Bank for transfer.

You shall stand the as the owner of these contract
Number:(CBN/720/FGN/091673) and as a Contractor, the preparation of the
paper work will be
confirmed to the Bank, that you are the contractor of the originated
amount. So what we need shall be your company name, for us to program it

into our computer data Base (CPB).

All the necessary documents, shall be obtain from the Ministries that
are also concerned in Central Bank Activities, attached and approval by

the President of the country. Once the originated money is transferred
into the requested account, we shall also immediately withdrawn back
the whole documents too.

Our Mode of sharing is: - 65% for me. Then 35% for you.

Provide your telephone/fax number/Home Address/international Passport
immediately you receive this message. The Confidential of these
transaction remains between both of us. Because I am still under Government

active service. We Civil Servant are not in position of operating foreign

account. Immediately the success of the transaction, l will submit my
retirement letter. Whereby l shall be coming to meet with you for my
share of the funds.

Best Regards

Morowey Don



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