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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: "tunde bucknor" <dr_tunde198@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 11 Aug 2005 11:12:12 +0000
Subject: Yr reply will be highly appreciated.

DR. TUNDE BUCKNOR
(ACCOUNTS DEPT., NNPC)
LAGOS - NIGERIA
EMAIL:dr_tunde199@excite.com

Sir/Madam

URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

I KNOW THAT THIS IS NOT A PROPER MEANS OF SENDING A PROPOSAL OF THIS
NATURE,COUPLED WITH THE FACT THAT THERE ARE SO MANY SCAM MAILS GOING ABOUT
THESE DAYS.I WILL WISH TO ASSURE YOU THAT THIS IS NOT A SCAM.IT IS WITH
TRUST AND CONFIDENCE THAT I MAKE THIS URGENT AND IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
TO YOU. I AM A SENIOR ACCOUNTANT WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC) HERE IN LAGOS. I HAVE BEEN ASSIGNED BY MY COLLEAGUES TO
SEEK FOR A FOREIGN PARTNER IN THE
TRANSFER OF THE SUM OF US$18,360,000.00 (EIGTHEEN
MILLION,THREE HUNDRED AND SIXTY THOUSAND U.S. DOLLARS ONLY). THIS MONEY
AROSE FROM A DELIBERATE OVER INVOICING OF A PARTICULAR CONTRACT
AWARDED BY MY CORPORATION IN 2001.

WE HAVE BEEN SAFE GUARDING THIS MONEY SINCE THEN,AWAITING AN APPROPRIATE
TIME WHEN THE MONEY CAN BE TRANSFERRED INTO A SAFE FOREIGN ACCOUNT FOR SAFE
KEEPING PENDING OUR ARRIVAL FOR SHARING AND
UTILIZATION WITH THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT. NOW, THE PRESIDENCY HAS ORDERED
THAT ALL DEBTS OWED FOREIGN CONTRACTORS BY THE GOVERNMENT SHOULD BE PAID
IMMEDIATELY. ON THE STRENGTH OF THIS ORDER, WE WISH
TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT TO PRESENT YOUR COMPANY AS ONE OF THE CONTRACTORS
BEING OWED BY THE GOVERNMENT.

MEANWHILE, WE HAVE AGREED THAT THE MONEY WILL BE SHARED THUS:- 60% WILL BE
FOR US (I AND MY COLLEAGUES), 30% WILL BE FOR YOU FOR PROVIDING THE
NECESSARY ASSISTANCE WHILE THE REMAINING 10% HAS BEEN MAPPED OUT FOR
INCIDENTAL EXPENSES THAT MIGHT BE INCURRED THROUGHOUT THE TRANSACTION.NOTE
THAT THE NATURE OF YOUR COMPANY'S BUSINESS IS IRRELEVANT TO THIS
TRANSACTION, AS ALL ARRANGEMENTS HAVE BEEN
CONCLUDED FOR A SUCCESSFUL AND HITCH-FREE TRANSACTION. NOTE THAT THIS MONEY
IS STILL IN THE SUSPENSE ACCOUNT OF MY CORPORATION (NNPC) WITH THE CENTRAL
BANK OF NIGERIA (CBN).

WE HAVE TAKEN MEASURES TO ENSURE THAT THERE ARE NO RISKS INVOLVED ON BOTH
PARTIES. WE HAVE ESTIMATED THAT THIS TRANSACTION WILL BE CONCLUDED WITHIN 14
WORKING DAYS ON RECEIPT OF YOUR ACCEPTANCE TO THIS
PROPOSAL.PLEASE REACH ME THROUGH THE EMAIL ADDRESS ABOVE FOR CONFIDENTIALITY
SIGNIFYING YOUR INTEREST IN THIS BUSINESS. THIS INFORMATION IS HIGHLY
CONFIDENTIAL AND URGENT. FURTHER INFORMATION WILL BE CONVEYED TO YOU AS SOON
AS I RECEIVE YOUR ACCEPTANCE LETTER.

BEST REGARDS,
DR.TUNDE BUCKNOR.

NB:If interested kindly get back to me via my confidential email
address:dr_tunde199@excite.com.

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