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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: dennisstone@terra.com.mx
Date: Fri, 20 May 2005 01:45:17 +0100
Subject: PRIVATE VENTURE THAT STOMRS ME DEEPLY !

DEAR SIR,


OFFICE OF THE ACCOUNTANT GENERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
SIR, RE: REQUEST TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF US$19,000,000.00 INTO YOUR PRIVATE/COMPANY
ACCOUNT:


I approach you most honorably today for a mutual business transaction. I
am
DR. KAYODE NAIYEJU, the Accountant General of the FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA.
I have been opportune to be appointed the Accountant general after several
years of active service. Now, by virtue of my present office and position
in the federal revenue office,I discovered in the course of my routine
auditing
of the federation account and the funds allocated for the payments of foreign
contractors that the sum of $19million USD which represents overinvoiced
contract sum (floating credit)which some past highly placed government
officials
wanted to divert to their foreign account with thier foreign partners before
they were abruptly removed from office. These had been the strategy which
many top Military personnel of the past regimes had used my predecessorsin
the past to
achieve their personal interest without any benefit towards them. Following
this development, I now have an accord with a top officer of the Finance
Ministry to remit this sum of US$19,000,000.00 (NINETEEN MILLION US Dollars)
to a nominated foreign account, hence we as civil servants do not own the
right to acquire foreign account while in service. I therefore request
you to kindly allocate any account of your choice with all necessary particulars
to enable me present you/your company as one of the legitimate contractors
who have not been paid of his fuuds (valued at $19millionUSD) to enable
me
put up the claim and forward it to the CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA for onward
release of fund transfer approvals in your favors. It will take not more
than ten working days to conclude this deal on commencement, and I shall
join you at the account base for sharing and further discussion on my investment
plan in your Country. We shall negotiate your percentage share on reply
of
this mail for your
anticipated contribution in making this transaction a success. Do not
hesitate
to comment where you do not understand.ON SECURITY We demand absolute secrecy
and confidentiality from both parties hence we assure you that the transaction
is 100% risk free. Please confirm your interest by immediate response.
YOURS
faithfully,
DR KAYODE NAIYEJU





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