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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: "mike okon" <mikeokon001@msn.com>
Reply-To: barrmikeokon@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Nov 2005 07:06:43 +0000
Subject: REPLY ASAP

DEAR ,

REQUEST FOR URGENT BUSINESS TRANSACTION

I AM VERY MUCH IMPRESSED TO WRITE YOU THIS
LETTER, DUE TO MY DEEP INTEREST TO INVEST OUTSIDE NIGERIA, I WOULD
LIKE TO INTRODUCE THIS TRANSACTION TO YOU WHICH I
BELIEVE WOULD NOT ONLY PAVE WAY FOR A LONG LASTING
RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN OUR TWO ORGANISATIONS, BUT ALSO
BE BENEFICIAL TO ALL CONCERNED.

I WORK WITH THE NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM
CORPORATION (NNPC), I AM IN THE ACCOUNTS/FINANCE
DEPARTMENT AND MY JOB IS TO PROCESS PAYMENT TO FOREIGN
COMPANIES THAT WHERE AWARDED CONTRACT BY THE MINISTRY
HERE IN NIGERIA. NOW THE NIGERIA GOVERNMENT HAS
ORDERED FOR THE PAYMENT OF DEBT FOR CONTRACTS DONE BY
SOME FOREIGN COMPANIES FOR MY MINISTRY.

IN THE COURSE OF SUBMITTING THE LIST OF CONTRACTS DONE TO THE
GOVERNMENT, WE OVER ESTIMATED THE AMOUNT. NOW THOUGH
SOME COMPANIES HAVE BEEN PAID, SOME ARE YET TO
INDICATE THE CALIM PAYMENT, THERE FORE SOME AMOUNT
OF MONEY STILL REMAIN UNPAID.

AS A MATTER OF SECRECY, I AND MY COLLEAGUES IN THE
MINISTRY INCLUDING THE CHIEF ACCOUNTANT HAVE THEREFORE
DECIDED TO DIVERT TWENTY EIGHT POINT FIVE MILLION U.S.
DOLLARS ONLY (USD $28.5M) (WHICH IS THE OVER ESTIMATED
SUM) INTO OUR PRIVATE PURSE, THIS CAN ONLY BE POSSIBLE
LOOKING FOR SOME BODY WHO IS GOING TO HELP TO RECEIVE
THIS FUND TO HIS COMPANY’S ACCOUNT, WE THE OFFICIAL
WILL TAKE 65% YOU WILL BE GIVEN 30% FOR HELPING US TO
RECEIVE THIS AMOUNT WHILE THE REMAINING 5% WILL BE
EXPENSES TO BE INCURRED DURING THE PROCESS
OFREMITTANCE.

REQUIREMENTS FROM YOU ARE:-
1.YOUR COMPANY’S BANK NAME, ADDRESS, FAX, PHONE AND
ACCOUNT NUMBER.

2.YOUR PERSONAL PHONE NUMBER, TELEX, FAX NUMBERS FOR
URGENT COMMUNICATION.

THESES INFORMATION WILL BE USED TO MANIPULATE
REGISTRATION AND PROCESS PAYMENT IN YOUR COMPANY’S
NAME INTO YOUR BANK ACCOUNT AS ONE OF THE
FOREIGN CONTRACTORS TO BE PAID.

PLEASE KINDLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE RECEIPT OF THIS LETTER
THROUGH THE ABOVE E-MAIL ADDDRESS SO THAT I CAN GIVE
YOU THE CLUE ON HOW TO SEND THE DOCUMENTS.
LOOKING FORWARD TO YOUR POSITIVE REPONSE.

YOUR FAITHFULLY,
BARRISTER MIKE OKON

N.B DO NOT HESITATE TO E-MAIL ME IMMEDIATELY YOU!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
RECEIVE THIS MESSAGE.


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