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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.Joseph Williams" <joseph_w_ag@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 13:02:13 +0000
Subject: Auditor-General

TRANSFER OF USD22,000.000
(TWENTY TWO MILLION DOLLARS TO A SAFE ACCOUNT)

I am extending this proposal to you in my capacity as Chief Accountant and
in full agreement with the Auditor-General of this company (Nigerian
Liquefied Natural Gas Company).
We scrutinized all records and accounts of awarded and executed contracts of
this company (NLNG) during the previous military regimes since inception of
democracy in Nigeria and uncovered a whopping sum of USD22million which we
want to transfer into your account as the Beneficiary.

It might interest you to know that The Nigeria Liquefied Natural Gas Company
came into full working capacity during current civilian dispensation at a
working/asset capacity of SD2Billion and will defiantly gulp more
USD1Billion on the completion of the fifth part.
You can authentically apply for supply if it interest you to be our client
with fullguarantee from me.
The money USD22M has been approved for payment by this company NLNG, The
Federal Ministry of Finance (Endorsed by the Accountant General of the
Federation) and to be paid by the Apex Bank of Nigeria under Contract Number
NLNG/FGN/FMF/CBN/C987/02.

As top civil servants, we are not authorized to operate Foreign Bank account
hence our decision to use your account on full trust and confidence to
transfer this money outside Nigeria. We have jointly agreed to transfer the
funds into your account provided you will
consent and prove that you can be trusted.I will regularize the approvals to
reflect you as the beneficiary of the funds.
Moreover, it is pertinent to note that it is not risky and does not require
much engagement since we have taken care of the transaction in full
capacity.
We have resolved to give you 25% of the total sum for your assistance.If you
are capable of assisting with the transfer,please contact me immediately
through theemail below.
I am anxiously waiting for your response with the hope that you understand
the confidential nature of this transfer so as to stop further contacts via
this email for security reasons(joseph_w_ag@myway.com ).

Regards.
Mr.Joseph Williams.

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