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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: "john friday" <john_friday2005@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: Drafolabi@88.am
Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2005 09:38:19 -0400
Subject: HELLO

From The Desk Of: DR AFOLABI
The Project Director and Chairman
Tender Committee of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Lagos-Nigeria.

Email:Drafolabi@88.am

ATTENTION:SIR,
I am DR AFOLABI,Project Director and Chairman of the Tender Committee
of the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).My Committee is
principally concerned with payment of all contract awarded from 1998 to
date, in order of priority as regard capital projects of the NNPC.
The information we gathered from the Foreign Office ofthe Nigeria Chambers
of Commerce and Industries is so positive as to convince us that you could
provide us with solution to a money transfer deal valued at Thirty One
Million United States Dollars and subsequently a joint business venture.
In the course of our duties as values, and project inspectors for the
on-going liquefied Natural Gas(LNG) project, we have over-invoiced the
value of some jobs done by foreign contractors for the NNPC to the tune of
US$31M. As follows:Computer optimization and Installation $16,000.000.00
Installation of 250,000.00,Monax Turbine$10,000.000.00,Turn Around

Maintenance $5,000,000.00 Our aim of over-invoicing this payment is to
divert the excess amount to a discrete account abroad.This fund is now
floating in suspense account at the Central Bank of Nigeria(CBN).
This is the fund my myself and colleagues have decided to transfer into
your account since we, as civil servants are not allowed to operate or own
foreign account.The money will be shared as follows after transfer:30% for
you (Account Owner) 60% for me and my colleagues,10% for reimbursement for
both local and international expenses that Would be incurred in the course
of this transaction. To be able to claim the funds, we will be purporting
your name and a company name to be the original contractor/ beneficiary of
the funds so that all procedures for international transfer shall be
strictly followed,as we have worked out all modalities for a swift and
riskfree transfer.

If this proposal satisfies you, please contact me through
, with the following important information.Your
Bank Name / Address Account Name ,Account NumberTel/Fax Telex of Bank,with
your Personal Phone/Fax Numbers for easy communication. This transaction
will last for 14 working days from the time we submit the required
information,as all modalities concerning this transaction have been worked
out and it is completely risk free.Please be informed that this subject is
classified sensitive. Therefore
treat the transaction with utmost confidentiality and urgency.
Yours Faithfully.

DR AFOLABI

The Project Director and Chairman
Tender Committee of the Nigerian National
Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
Lagos-Nigeria.
Email:Drafolabi@88.am

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