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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: "NEPA HEADOFFICE" <jgarba@nepa-headoffice.com>
Date: Sun, 04 Sep 2005 11:09:28 +0000
Subject: We need your consent

Dear Sir,

I am Engr. Joseph Garba the Contract Award Committee Chairman in the
National Electric Power Authority (NEPA) in Lagos, Nigeria. My colleagues
have assigned me to seek for assistance of a reliable foreigner through whom
we can transfer the sum of US$38,600,000.00 (Thirty-Eight Million, Six
Hundred Thousand U.S. Dollars) which arose from the deliberate over-inflated
contract value for the General expansion of the Kanji Dam Hydro Station on
behalf of National
Electric Power Authority (NEPA) for increased energy generation in Nigeria
and some other West African countries. The contract was awarded in 1998
during the General Sani Abacha regime to a foreign firm with the
consideration of 10% commission agreement on the total contract value of
US$386,000,000. The contract has been completed and the contractor has long
been paid, we
are now left with this US$38,600,000 representing the 10%(our own share) as
agreed with the contractor presently in the Federal Government's account.
The Current favourable political/economic climate in this country now
presented an opportunity for this money to be transferred out of our
country.
Our contact in the Federal Ministry of Finance have given us a go ahead
advice to process the release of this fund,hence we have set in motion the
machinery for the take off of this transaction and further action will
commence immediately we hear from you. Please note that as soon as the
Federal Ministry of Finance grants approval for the transfer of the money
into your bank account they shall
inform your bank and accompany the transfer with legal documents showing
that the money is legal and legitimately acquired in the Federal Republic of
Nigeria through the execution of government contract(s).

All we require is your willingness to co-operate and assurance that our own
share will be given to us when this money is transferred into your account.
All necessary precautions have been taken to ensure a no risk situation on
the sides of both parties and it is believed that the conclusion of this
transaction will not last more than 10 working days.

feel free to contact me immediately with your tel/fax numbers on my private
email address as above. I will oblige you with further information if so
required.

Best Regards,
Engr.Joseph Garba

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