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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: "michael adebayo" <michaeladebayo10@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: michaeladebayo11@yahoo.com
Date: Fri, 09 Sep 2005 14:01:10 +0000
Subject: Goodday

DR MICHAEL ADEBAYO

B,sc. (UNN) MNIM: MCIA

MANAGER 11, BUDGET AND PLANNING

Direct tel: 234-1-7760637

Fax: 234-1-7594297



DEAR FRIEND,





I AM SENDING THIS MAIL TO YOU BASED ON INFORMATION I GATHERED THROUGH MY

PERSONAL RESEARCH. I MUST APOLOGISE FOR USING THIS MEDIUM TO REACH YOU FOR A

BUSINESS THAT IS AS BIG AS THIS. PLEASE PARDON MY MEANS OF CONTACTING YOU. I

BELIEVE THAT YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP US ( I AND OTHER MEMBERS OF
MY

COMMITTEE) IN OUR BID TO TRANSFER THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE
HUNDRED

THOUSAND DOLLARS ($21.5M USD) INTO A FOREIGN ACCOUNT.



WE ARE MEMBERS OF THE SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
MINISTRY

OF PETROLEUM, THIS COMMITTEE IS PRINCIPALLY CONCERNED WITH CONTRACT
APPRAISALS

AND APPROVAL OF CONTRACTS IN ORDER OF PRIORITIES AS REGARDS CAPITAL PROJECT
OF

THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT OF NIGERIA. WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY

SECURED FOR OURSELVES THE SUM OF TWENTY-ONE MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND

UNITED STATED DOLLARS(US$21.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS ACCUMULATED THROUGH

UNDECLARED WINDFALL FROM SALES OF CRUDE OIL DURING THE GULF WAR.



WHAT WE NEED FROM YOU IS TO PROVIDE A SAFE ACCOUNT INTO WHICH THE FUNDS WILL
BE

TRANSFERRED SINCE GOVERNMENT OFFICIALS ARE NOT ALLOWED BY OUR LAWS TO

OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT. IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT
WILL

BE COMPENSATED WITH US$4.3 MILLION OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WE KEEP US$16.125

MILLION WHILE US$1.075 MILLION WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES AND PAY
THE

NECESSARY TAXES.




THIS TIME AROUND WE NEED A RELIABLE AND TRUSTWORTHY PERSON OR A REPUTABLE

COMPANY TO DO BUSINESS WITH HENCE THIS LETTER TO YOU, SO IF YOU CAN PROVE

YOURSELF TO BE TRUSTED AND INTERESTED IN THIS DEAL THEN WE ARE PREPARED TO
DO

BUSINESS WITH YOU. WHAT WE WANT FROM YOU IS THE ASSURANCE THAT YOU WILL LET
US

HAVE OUR SHARE WHEN THIS AMOUNT OF US$21.5M IS TRANSFERRED INTO YOUR
ACCOUNT.



IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE EMAIL, ONLY YOUR RESPONSE SO WE CAN
ADVICE

YOU ON THE MODALITIES OF THE TRANSACTION. ALL MODALITIES OF THE TRANSFER
HAVE

BEEN WORKED OUT AND ONCE STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN 14 WORKING DAYS
WITH

THE ABSOLUTE SUPPORT OF ALL CONCERNED. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% SAFE.



PLEASE TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY CONFIDENTIAL. GOD BE WITH YOU AS I LOOK
FORWARD

TO YOUR REPLY. .



YOURS FAITHFULLY,



DR MICHAEL ADEBAYO



NOTE: PLEASE INCLUDE YOUR PHONE AND FAX NUMBER FOR EASY AND FAST

COMMUNICATION. THANK YOU IN ADVANCE.

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