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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: "aminu adamu" <aminuadamu@msn.com>
Reply-To: aminuadamu@casinomail.com
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 12:41:32 +0000
Subject: GREAT RELATIONSHIP


From the desk of: Mr Aminu Adamu
Managing Director: N.N.P.C. Nigeria.

TEL:234-80-35783941

Attention: Friend,

REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF GREAT PROFITS
I am HON. Mr Aminu Adamu the Director of Procurement and Contract
Award at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the
Federal Republic of Nigeria. I apologized using this medium to reach you for
a transaction/ business of this magnitude,but this is due to Confidentiality
and prompt access reposed on this medium. It is with trust that I wish to
contact you on this matter concerning the transfer of US$30.5Million
Dollars.
Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my Petroleum Corporation (NNPC)to an
International Oil Firm, to Service, Turn Around Maintenance and
Rehabilitation Work on Kaduna Refinery and Petrochemical Company (KRPC)
Plant in Nigeria.
This contract was over-invoiced by us (myself and two junior colleagues) to
the tune of (US$30.5 Million United State Dollars). Though the actual
contract cost have been paid to the original contractor, leaving the balance
in the tune of the said amount which we have in principles gotten approval
to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank
account you will provide. It is based on this that some officials in my
department and I have decided to establish a cordial business relationship
with you, hence my contacting you. We want you to present yourself as the
Beneficiary to this fund, so that we can release the fund into your account
for safety and subsequent disbursement.We have all modalities set.
We have been disappointed some years ago by a British, Mr. Rick Williams
whom we trusted with a transaction of this nature up to the tune of US$50
Million U.S. Dollars. He is sitting on our money for no apparent reason and
refused to give us our share but we believe that for his act of wickedness
to us, he will never go unpunished by God. Mr. Rick Williams still resides
in London and enjoying our collective money.Because of this we are afraid
and we need your total trust and assurance that you must be an honest and
straight-forward person.
As, we are willing to try again with you believing in your good
cooperation and Faithfullness.
We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 30% for the account owner (you).
2. 60% for me and my partners
3. 10% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local & foreign expenses.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and risk free and we will
commence the transaction from the date of receipt of the following
information from you via e-mail.
Please if you accept this proposal, send to me by e-mail.
1. Your personal telephone and fax numbers.
2. Your Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as your Bank Account
numbers. Or you open a new account for this business.
With these information, we are going to put in application for the
release of this funds (US$30.5M) into your account for us all. Due to our
sensitive position, we can not afford a slip in this transaction so contact
me immediately through my e-email address TELEPHONE NUMBER: 234-80-35783941
for further information on the requirements and procedure for this
transaction.It will only take four working days to conclude this business
because once you send your full name and address with your direct phone and
fax number, we shall credit your account through our Reserved Account in
Europe or CANADA. Remember that my present situation will not allow me to
search for another person, I absolutely HOLD YOU ON TRUST.
Therefore we urge you to respond immediately to this my email address to
enable me commence with the modalities of this transfer as we are well
prepared to do this promising transaction with you and hope to continue with
you in future. Please treat with the strictest confidentiality and utmost
urgency.Yours
faithfully,

Mr Aminu Adamu

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