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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: "Chief Adesanya Adenuga." <adenuga@i12.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: adesanyaadenuga1@netscape.net
Date: Sat, 30 Apr 2005 09:47:03 -0700
Subject: URGENT CRUDE OIL TRANSACTION

With respect to parties involved in this CRUDE OIL Deal total USD $50M(Fifty Million U.S Dollars), I share this secret with you.

I am Chief Adesanya Adenuga of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, CRUDE OIL sales and Exporting BOARD of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation(NNPC), I am 45 years Old Married with Children.

I want to confide in you to contact and share this DEAL that involved myself, an Indonesian, (MR.TAMIN SJAH) and CALTEX REFINERY with the head Office in Australia, This CALTEX REFINERY paid for 2 Million (two million Barrels) of CRUDE OIL in January 2004, through this Indonesian that stood as a middle man between NNPC and the CALTEX Refinery, but as matter of some Logistical Problem, the Company could not come up for Lifting of the CRUDE OIL which was paid for, six months after that the Company(CALTEX REFINERY) came up for the Lifting of the paid crude, but for the fact that as at the time of lifting, the cost of CRUDE had gone up with a difference of USD$25:00 (twenty Five U.S dollars) as a result of the GULF Crisis (IRAQ WAR). Mr Tamins Sjah on noticing this Conspired with me. Together we made the Company pay the Excess of the new price before lifting. This Company complied and paid the difference , as there was scarc!
ity of CRUDE OIL.

Now the excess of the CRUDE OIL sales total USD $50,000,000:00(Fifty Million U.S dollars) is lying unclaimed at the Ministries (NNPC) Account, as I have not been able to get Mr.Tamins Sjah come up to get his CLAIM, after much investigation it was discovered that MR.TAMINS Sjah Died recently in the TSUNAMI DISASTER.

I am seeking your Partnership to enable me present you as the relation of MR.TAMIN SJAH to enable this Fund be released to you into your nominated Account pending my arrival there in your Country for Disbursement between you and my self. I here will give you the necessary instruction on what to do as all data I shall forward to you concerning this.

I have resolved to offer you 40% of the total sum for this essential role.

50% is for me the Initiator of this DEAL.

10% has been ear-marked for re-imbursement of every expenses incurred in the process of this FUND CLAIM.

I shall require from you these Information as my Partner in this DEAL,

a) YOUR NAME IN FULL.

b) YOUR FULL CONTACT ADDRESS.

c)YOUR TELEPHONE, MOBILE AND FAX NUMBERS for easy communication.


Yours faithfully,

Chief Adesanya Adenuga.

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