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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: Mofe Richard <song@email.it>
Date: Thu, 2 Jun 2005 00:58:15 +0200
Subject: Office Of The Chairman.

Office Of The Chairman.

Attn:
Sir/Madam

Please i beg your pardon, for not given you pre-information regarding this
deal that i needed your kindest assistance, inorder to execute it
successfully.

I am the chairman of the members of the Contract Payment Review Panel (CPRP)
and executive director of projects and engineering for the Federal Ministry
of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria (FMPRN), I am in search of an agent to
assist us in receiving the sum of twenty one million US dollars,
US$21,000,000 remitted by Key Tested Telegraphic Transfer (K.T.T) to any
foreign bank you will provide and subsequently invest the funds in acquiring
estate and landed properties, or in any other lucrative venture in your
country.You shall take 20% of the total amount for your assistance.If you
are interested to assist me in this regard, You should please email me for
details. Note that your area of specialization is not relevant for the
successful execution of this transaction. We come about this fund regarding
an over-inflated contract amount, awarded by the Nigeria National Petroleum
Corporation (NNPC) in recent years for the laying down of oil pipe-lines in
the Niger-Delta Region where we have our dam-stream settor.

This project has be modified to last in one (1) week of commencement.Please
it is hitch and risk-free transaction but confidentiality is required due to
its nature because we are not allowed to transfer such amount oversea while
still in government office hence need you for assistance and we are
promising you adequate compensation for your support.It is not time
consumming transaction, plans has be laid already for quick transfer after
paper-work. Please contact me on my private mailing:
md_moferichard@yahoo.co.uk

Thank you for your anticipation response.
I await your reply soon.

Best wishes,
Mofe Richard. 0
J.P


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