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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: "Usman Tukur" <ustukur@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 01 Nov 2005 11:25:42 -0800
Subject: ASSISTANCE/INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

Dear sir,

I am Usman Tukur a bank manager with First Bank of Nigeria Plc.,Lagos branch
and a personal (custodian) treasurer to Bayelsa State Governor Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha the Governor of Balyelsa State an oil-rich Nigerian state and
owner of many oil Companies.He is the Chairman of a well reputable
financial institution with its branches all Over the world.I have a
profiling amount in an excess of US$10.5M, which I seek your help
/Partnership in accommodating for me.
You will be rewarded with 30% of the total sum for your help /partnership.
MORE ABOUT MY SELF:
As a personal consultant to him,authority was handed over to me in transfer
of money of an American oil merchant for his last oil deal with my boss
Governor Diepreye Alamieyeseigha.
The above sum of ten million five hundred thousand dollars
($10,000,500)resulted from an oil deal of over-invoiced contract,
executed,commissioned and paid for about two years ago by a foreign
contractor before he was arrested in london on 15 September as he passing
through Heathrow Airport by London detectives which resulted to finding one
milli0n in cash in his west London home.Considering his very strategic
situation, I would want the transaction to be strictly as confidential as
possible.

You can catch more of this on the following website:


http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/17/content_3501823.htm


hhttp://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4291350.stm

http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=5392&z=12

http://nm.onlinenigeria.com/templates/?a=5392&z=12

http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2005-09/17/content_3501823.htm

http://www.guardiannewsngr.com/life_style/article01

OR YOU CAN SEARCH FROM www.google.com
Nigeria Governor in London

All I need is Your full Name for the cheque to be issued or The name of your
bank where the sum of US$10.5M, will be transfered into.
I will re-profile the funds with your Name,which will enable

The First Bank of Nigeria Plc transfer the sum to you.I shall require your
assitance to invest our share in your country. and never to be connected
with the Governor because of his present predicament The money will be paid
in your name for us to share in ratio of 70% for us and 30% for you. There
is no risk at all.
The paperwork for this transaction will be done by my attorney and my
position in the bank guarantees the successful execution of this
transaction.
I rest assure you it is risk free as I will use my position accordingly

The transaction has to be concluded as soon as I confirm Your readiness and
you assure
me of your trustworthiness and sincerety.
Awaiting your urgent reply via my EMAIL: ustukur33b@yahoo.com


My regard,
Usman Tukur

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