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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: robert_ekeh@terra.com.mx
Date: Tue, 17 May 2005 20:48:02 +0100
Subject: ATTENTION PLEASE.

FROM THE DESK OF:
Dr.Robert Ekeh,
Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation,
Falomo-Ikoyi, Lagos, Nigeria.
Famousekeh@yahoo.com
Attn: Sir ,

I am Dr.Robert Ekeh, a Director of Contracts Award and Review Department
with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC). I am contacting
you on the business of transferring the sum of US$10.400,000.00 (Ten Million
four Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only) into a safe foreign account
and the need is very urgent. Excuse me for the embarrassment this letter
might cause you as we have not met or known each other before.

I got your contact from the Nigerian Institute of International Affairs
and it is with business trust that made me to contact you on this matter.I
write to solicit for the transfer of this money into your account.This Money
was generated from an over-invoiced contract sum in my Corporation (NNPC).
The said over-invoiced sum is currently floating in the suspense account
of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), awaiting for clearance. I am contacting
you for your help and partnership for the following two reasons:
1. As as civil servant, I am not permitted to own foreign accounts due to
my country civil service code of conduct.
2. My present financial resources as a civil servant will not be sufficient
for me to handle the transfer alone successfully without financial assistance
from a reliable foreign partner abroad like you.
You're entitled to 35% of the total sum as compensation for using your Bank
Account in transferring this money, 5% would be used to reimburse the expenses
made by both parties during the processing of the transfer which include,telephone
bills, travelling expenses and others. While 50% is for me.

Please note that I will arrange to meet with you immediately after the successful
conclusion of the transfer, i will use the 60% share of mine for investment
Overseas. Your assistance and co-operation is highly needed. All l require
is your honest co-operation To enable us finalize this deal. I guarantee
that this transaction will be Executed under a legitimate agreement that
will protect you from any breach of the law. So Let me have your concern
in this matter Soonest, if you are willing to work with me in good faith,
I will require the following information as mentioned below:

1. Name to be used as beneficiary and beneficiarys address.
2. Your private and confidential telephone/ fax number(s)
3. Your account details and your bank address.

If you are not comfortable with providing your existing account, you can
within the shortest possible time, confidentially open an entirely new (Virgin)
account for the transaction. I would prefer this arrangement. I hope to
conclude this business within the next fourteen- (14) official working days.
Looking forward to hearing from you ASAP. I shall furnish you with my telephone
and fax numbers for your easier contact as soon as you reply.
Best Regards,

Dr.Robert Ekeh
Tel:+234-1-4732031

NB:email me on my direct mail.

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