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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: "Mr Wasiu" <wasiu400@latinmail.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: wasiusaliu2000@latinmail.com
Date: Fri, 1 Jan 1988 10:23:36 +0100
Subject: Urgent Reply Needed


Dear sir


I am highly compelled upon strict recommendation to write you this very
urgent and confidential letter. I am Mr. wasiu saliu, Member of the
Contract Review Committee of the Nigerian National Petroleum Co-operation,
Federal Government of Nigeria.

In the first quarter of the year 2001,the Federal Government of Nigeria
through the Ministry of Finance awarded contracts estimated to the tune of
28M USD 28millionUnited states dollars) to the Nigerian National Petroleum
Co-operation (NNPC) as a joint venture with a foreign partner, Alveco oil of
which the said Contract have been implemented and carried out with a total
amount of 17M USD (17 million united states dollars) leaving behind the sum
of 11M USD (11million united states dollars) which have been deposited in a
Security Account Deposited (SAD)
here in Nigeria.

And there is the need to transfer this fund to a reliable account.it is
therefore on this note that my colleagues have task fully delegated me to
quickly source for a tustworthy and reliable person/company in your country,
who will kindly help us to accommodate and safeguard this fund.

Note that we have concluded arrangements for the release of the
aforementioned sum to your bank within the shortest possible time as soon as
we conclude talks. As a result
of this and other higher levels of financial transaction, which I would want
to enter with you, my colleagues and myself have made arrangements as to how
the 11M USD (11 million united states dollars) will be shared; 25% for you,
65% for us, 10 % for miscellaneous expenses.Should you be interested please
endeavour to send me your Tel/Fax number to my personal E- Mailaddress;
ahmads1@latinmail.com whether or not this offer is cceptable to you, so as
to enable us make other alternative contact on the contrary.

Finally, let me state here that this transaction will take 10 working days
to conclude depending on your quick response, and it is risk free. You are
to treatwith utmost confidentiality. I await your urgent reply on this
transaction while you acknowledge your receipt upon this letter
Best regard

wasiu saliu

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