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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: "Anchor me" <info@anchorme.com>
Date: Sat, 23 Jul 2005 17:25:33 +0000
Subject: YOUR URGENT ATTENTION IS NEEDED.

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL
DEAR SIR/MA,

REQUEST FOR BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

WITH REFERENCE TO AN INTRODUCTION MADE OF YOUR ESTEEMED FIRM BY THE
COMMERCIAL ATTACHEE OF COMMERCE AND INDUSTRY, I DO HEREBY WISH FORMALLY TO
INTRODUCE MY HUMBLE SELF.

I AM DR EDDY BENSON AN ACCOUNTANT WORKING WITH THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF
FINANCE. IN MARCH 2003, I WAS APPOINTED TO HEAD A SEVEN-MAN CONTRACT REVIEW
PANEL TO REVEIW THE CONTRACTS AWARDED BY THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AVIATION
(F.M.A). OUR JOB WAS TO RESOLVE THE DESCREPACIES IN THE CONTRACTS AWARDED BY
F.M.A BETWEEN JANUARY 2002 TO DECEMBER 2003 AND MAKE RECOMMENDATIONS TO THE
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.

DURING THE COURSE OF OUR STUDY, WE DISCOVERED AMONG OTHER THINGS THAT A
STAGGERING SUM OF SEVENTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES
DOLLARS (US$17.5M) MEANT TO BE PAID TO A CERTAIN CONTRACTOR IS STILL
FLOATING IN THE VAULT OF THE CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN) UNCLAIMED. UPON A
MORE CAREFUL INVESTIGATION, WE DISCOVERED THAT THIS SUM OF MONEY WAS AS A
RESULT OF AN OVER-INVOICED CONTRACT. THE ORIGINAL CONTRACTORS HAVE SINCE
BEEN PAID IN FULL.WHEN INTERVIEWED, THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF
ACCOUNTANT OF (F.M.A) CONFIRMED IN STRICT CONFIDENCE THAT THEY DELIBERATELY
OVER-INVOICED THE CONTRACT WITH THE INTENTION TO TRANSFER AND USE THE MONEY.

NOW WE HAVE TEAMED UP WITH THE PROJECT DIRECTOR AND THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT,
AND I HAVE THEIR CONSENT AND AUTHORITY TO REQUEST AND ARRANGE WITH YOU FOR A
POSSIBLE TRANSFER OF THE MONEY INTO YOUR ACCOUNT FOR OUR PERSONAL USE.

IN ADDITION, I WANT YOUR OFFICE AND HOUSE TELEPHONE NUMBERS FOR EASY
COMMUNICATION. ALL WE NEED TO DO IS TO PRESENT YOU AS THE ORIGINAL
CONTRACTOR AND BASED ON THAT, WE APPLY OFFICIALLY FOR THE CONTRACT FEE.

I WIIL GIVE YOU FURTHER DETAILS IN OUR SUBSEQUENT CORRESPONDENCE, AND PLEASE
LET ME ASSURE YOU THAT NO LEGAL STRING IS ATTACHED ON YOU IN THIS BUSINESS.

AFTER THE TRANSFER, THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED IN THE FOLLOWING PROPORTIONS: -

1. NIGERIAN PARTNERS 70%
2. FOREIGN PARTNERS (OWNER OF ACCOUNT)25%
3. CONTINGENCIES 5%

ALL WE WANT FROM YOU IS TO TREAT THIS BUSINESS AS STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL,
CONTACT ME AT ONCE ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL ADDRESS
eddybenson1966@yahoo.com, FOR FURTHER DETAILS. HOWEVER, IF FOR
ANY REASON YOU DO NOT WANT TO DO THIS BUSINESS WITH US ALSO INFORM ME .

I COUNT ON YOUR CO-OPERATION.

BEST REGARDS,

Dr EDDY BENSON.
CELL # 234 80 23216347, YOU CAN ALSO CALL ME.

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