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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "huge sum of money" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "central bank of nigeria" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Celly Klose" <celly010@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: kcel@myway.com
Date: Wed, 28 Dec 2005 14:49:57 +0000
Subject: Hello.


Attn:

Sir,

How are you ? indeed i would like to take this opportunity to say hello to
your honour and wish you, your families and friends and your business well .

I am a staff in the directorate of projects and planning department of the
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC), I head a seven man Tenders
Board Committee in charge of contract award and Payment approvals.

I came to know of you in my search for a reliable and reputable person to
handle a very confidential transaction, which involves the transfer of a
huge sum of money to a foreign account.

There were series of contracts executed by a consortium of Multinationals in
the oil industry in favour of the (NNPC) among which were;

1) The expansion of Pipeline network within Nigeria for crude oil and
downstream products distribution and subsequent evacuation - US$2 Billion.

2) Contract for Turn Around Maintenance (TAM) of various Refineries in
the country.

3) The construction of Storage Tanks for Petroleum Product (Depots)-US$94
Million.

The original value of of these contracts were deliberately over invoiced in
the sum of Twenty Five million, seven Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
US$25,700,000.00) which has recently been approved and now ready to be
transferred. However the companies that actually executed the aforementioned
contract have been fully paid and the projects officially commissioned.

Consequently, my colleagues and I are willing to transfer the total amount
into your account for subsequent disbursement, since we as civil servants
are prohibited by the Code of Conduct Bureau (Civil Service Laws) from
opening and/or operating foreign accounts in our names.

Needless to say, the trust reposed in you at this juncture is enormous. In
return, we have agreed amongst ourselves to offer you 20% of the transferred
sum, 5% shall be set aside for any incidental expenses during the course of
this transaction, you will then be mandated to revert the balance to us in
due course.

You must however NOTE that this transaction is subject to the following
terms and conditions; our conviction of your transparent honesty and
diligence, that you must accord this transaction with utmost confidentiality
and secrecy.

Modalities have been worked out at the highest levels of the Ministry 0f
Finance, Central Bank of Nigeria and the Presidential Task Force on Contract
Payment for the immediate remittance of the funds within 10 - 14 working
days subject to your satisfaction of the above terms.

Our assurance is that your role shall be totally risk free. To accord this
transaction the legality it deserves, and for mutual security of funds, the
whole procedures shall be legally processed with your name or any company
you may nominate as the bona fide final beneficiary.

Once more, I want you to understand that having put in over 20 years in the
Civil Service of my country, I am very much averse to having my image and
career dented. This matter should therefore be treated with utmost secrecy
and urgency.

Kindly expedite immediate action as we are well behind schedule to enable us
include this transfer in the first batch of the 2006 fiscal year contract
payments.

Awaiting your earliest response.

Sincerely,

Celly Klose.
Nnpc,Nig
2000ng@ecite.com

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