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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: "aminu adamu" <aminuadamu@msn.com>
Reply-To: aminuadamu00@casinomail.com
Date: Thu, 04 Aug 2005 14:25:17 +0000
Subject: CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP

Contacts me on aminuadamu00@casinomail.com
From the desk of: Mr Aminu Adamu
Managing Director: N.N.P.C. Nigeria.
TEL:234-80-35783941

Attention: Friend,

REQUEST FOR CONFIDENTIAL BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP OF GREAT PROFITS
I am HON. Mr Aminu Adamu the Director of Procurement and Contract Award
at the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) of the Federal
Republic of Nigeria. I apologized using this medium to reach you for a
transaction/ business of this magnitude,but this is due to
Confidentiality and prompt access reposed on this medium. It is with
trust that I wish to contact you on this matter concerning the transfer
of US$15.5Million Dollars.Sometime ago, a contract was awarded by my
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC) to an International Oil Firm, to Service,
Turn Around Maintenance and Rehabilitation Work on Kaduna Refinery and
Petrochemical Company (KRPC) Plant in Nigeria.
This contract was over-invoiced by us (myself and two junior
colleagues) to the tune of (US$15.5 Million United State Dollars).
Though the actual contract cost have been paid to the original
contractor, leaving the balance in the tune of the said amount which we
have in principles gotten approval to remit by Key Tested Telegraphic
Transfer (K.T.T) to any foreign bank account you will provide. It is
based on this that some officials in my department and I have decided
to establish a cordial business relationship with you, hence my
contacting you. We want you to

present yourself as the Beneficiary to this fund, so that we can
release the fund into your account for safety and subsequent
disbursement.We have all modalities set.
We have been disappointed some years ago by a British, Mr. Rick
Williams whom we trusted with a transaction of this nature up to the
tune of US$10 Million U.S. Dollars. He is sitting on our

money for no apparent reason and refused to give us our share but we
believe that for his act of wickedness to us, he will never go
unpunished by God. Mr. Rick Williams still resides in London and
enjoying our collective money.Because of this we are afraid and we need
your total trust and
assurance that you must be an honest and straight-forward person.
As, we are willing to try again with you believing in your good
cooperation and Faithfullness.
We have agreed to share the money thus:
1. 30% for the account owner (you).
2. 60% for me and my partners
3. 10% to be used in offsetting taxes and all local & foreign expenses.
Please, note that this transaction is 100% safe and risk free and we
will commence the transaction from the date of receipt of the following
information from you via e-mail.
Please if you accept this proposal, send to me by e-mail.
1. Your personal telephone and fax numbers.
2. Your Bank name, address, telephone, fax as well as

your Bank Account numbers. Or you open a new account for this business.
With these information, we are going to put in application for the
release of this funds (US 15.5M) into your account for us all. Due to
our sensitive position, we can not afford a slip in this transaction
so contact me immediately through my e-email address

TELEPHONE NUMBER: 234-80-35783941 for further information on the
requirements and procedure for this transaction.It will only take four
working days to conclude this business because once you send your full
name and address with your direct phone and fax number, we shall credit
your account through our Reserved Account in Europe or CANADA.

Remember that my present situation will not allow me to search for
another person, I absolutely HOLD YOU ON TRUST.
Therefore we urge you to respond immediately to this my email address
to enable me commence with the modalities of this transfer as we are
well prepared to do this promising transaction with you and hope to
continue with you in future. Please treat with the strictest
confidentiality and utmost urgency.Yours
faithfully,

Mr Aminu Adamu

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