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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "funsho kupolokun" <funsho160000@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: funsho_k800@myway.com
Date: Sat, 24 Jun 2006 11:36:02 +0000
Subject: treat as urgent

Good day to you dear,
This letter might surprise you because we have meet neither in
person,nor by
correspondence, but I believe that it takes just one day to meet or
know
someone either physically or through correspondence made.
I got your email contact through my personal search, you were revealed
as
being,quite astute in private Entrepreneurship, one has no doubt inyour
ability to handle a financial business transaction.
However,
My name is FUNSHO KUPOLKUN, I am the FORMER GROUP MANAGING DIRECTOR for
Nigerian
National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC). I ve the confidence that you can be
of immense assistance to me in this business of mutual benefit.
I have the sum of of sixty five Million USD ($65million) deposited with
a
finance/security house. I wish to invest this money in your country;
hence I
am soliciting for your partnership in a joint venture.
You will travel to the fund base to meet the officials of the
finance/security house; there you will complete all necessary
formalities and be taken to their affiliate bank where the fund will be
handed over to you.
You will invest, manage the fund and the proceed there from until I
retire
from public service.
This fund is accrual from over invoiced and inflated
contracts executed by foreign contractors in the
previous years in NNPC. The actual contract sum had
been paid to the contractors and this amount
($65,0000,000) is the over invoiced difference. We,
public servants are not allowed to own foreign bank
account while in office, hence this money was moved
out through diplomatic courier using my official
Position. This is the only way we make good money
while in office.
I will send you all relevant document of shipment and
give you overseas contact for confirmation
immediately you respond and confirm your interest.
Send me your private telephone, fax and cell phone
numbers to enable me give you details and also discuss
your percentage share for your assistance.
Keep this transaction an utmost secret to protect my
Position in office. Your urgent response will be
appreciated.
Yours faithfully,
DR. FUNSHO KUPOLOKUN

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