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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: "adeniji olu" <adenijiolu_17@planet-mail1.com>
Reply-To: dradenijiolu_04@yahoo.fr
Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2005 22:56:26 +0000
Subject: PAYMENT SOLUTION???

FROM: HON.DR.ADENIJI OLU.

DATE: 1st/ Sep /2005

ATTEN: HONOURABLE CONTRACTOR,

Re: PAYMENT SOLUTION.

I am Hon.Dr.Adeniji Olu MINISTER FOREIGN AFFAIR FEDERAL
REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA. My office monitors and controls the
affairs of all other banks and financial institutions in
Nigeria. I am the final signatory to any transfer or
remittance of huge funds moving from bank to bank both
local and international levels. Now, I have before me
funds which could not be transferred to some nominated
accounts by some individuals due to the fact that these
bank accounts where ghost accounts, unclaimed deposits and
over-invoiced sum etc. As it is my duty to recommend the
transfer of these surplus funds to the Federal government
treasury and reserve accounts as unclaimed deposits, I
have the opportunity to write you. I have in my computer
list of Names of Contractor who have not received their
contract payments due to fraudulent activities by some
officials of the bank representatives who parade fake
documents. (As reported to me via strong evidences) In
view of the above, I write to have a deal with you as
regards to your unpaid contract sum. Your file is right
here on my table and hope your datas are correct unless
you reconfirm it. Having received instructions 2 days ago
from the Senate Committee on Contract Payments / Foreign
Debts to submit the List of payment reports /expenditures
and audited reports of revenues.Hence this letter to you.
Among several others, I have decided to remit your
contract sum following my idea that we have a
deal/agreement and I am going to do this legally. 1) That
you will remit 10% of the total amount to my own account
[which I will provide if you agree with this deal]after
you have confirmed the transfer of sum into your account
by telegraphic Transfer (T/T), confirmable in 3 working
days. 2) This deal must be kept secret forever, and All
correspondence is strictly by email / telephone, for
security purposes. If you AGREE with my DEAL, I will
tell you what to do immediately and I will instruct the
transfer to your account the sum your contract sum within
3 days of my action. I will proceed to fix your name on
the Payment schedule instantly to exactly 3 days. If you

reject this deal, wait and see and by the way you have
suffered until now no success.

Waiting for your reply soon. Congratulations!

Hon.Dr.Adeniji Olu.

Minister Foreign Affairs Federal

Republic of Nigeria

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