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Description:
Named after its Nigerian criminal code, the "419" scam has circulated for years through snail mail, fax, and email. It has become so prevalent that even the US Secret Service, who refers to it as the Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud, has dedicated an entire section on its Financial Crimes Division page. It calls the crime a growing epidemic.
This hoax email, which has too many variants, all appear to have been sent by a deposed African official or a relative of one. The email messages ask its recipients for assistance in transferring or handling a sizable sum of money, offering a corresponding share for such service.
This scam email has victimized too many individuals, some of whom have given up millions of dollars and their personal safety. It has, however, become too prevalent, making this serious crime almost laughable. Some victims, however, still find it hard to believe that they have been duped.
Original Message:
Email 1
Subject: ASSISTANCE NEEDED
Dear Sir,
You may be surprise to receive this email since you do not know me. I am the son of the late president of Democratic Republic Of Zaire,President Mobutu Sese Seko, ( now The Republic of Congo, under the leadership of the son of Mr. Laurent Kabila). I presume you are aware there is a financial dispute between my family ( THE MOBUTUS ) and the present civilian Government. This is based on what the believe as bad and corrupt governance on my late father's part. May his soul rest in perfect peace. As you might have heard how a lot of my father's bank account in Switzerland and North America have been frozen. Following the above named reasons, I am soliciting for your humble and confidential assistance to take custody of THIRTY Million United States Dollars ( US$30,000,000.00 ), also to front for me in the areas of business you desire profitable.
These funds have secretly been deposited into a confidential Security Company, where it can easily be withdrawn or paid to a recommended beneficiary. The funds will be released to you by the Security Company,based on my recommendations, on that note, you will be presented as my partner who will be fronting for me and my family in any subsequent ventures.Myself and my mother have decided to give 20% to you if you are able to help us claim this consignment. We have also decided to give you any money spent on phone calls or traveling expenses in the course of this transaction at the end of the transaction.
Please, I need your entire support and co-operation for the success of this transaction, your utmost confidentiality and secrecy is highly required, due to my family's present predicament.I sincerely will appreciate your willingness to assist us as soon as possible.I am presently in the refugee camp here in the Netherlands under the united nations refugee camp in Netherlands.All correspondence must be by my email address fedrickmobutu1@latinmail.com and you can also call me on this telephone number 0031-630-855-056 for more information on how we can proceed in this transaction. Please indicate your interest by sending your telephone and fax number.
I sincerely will appreciate your acknowledgement as soon as possible.
Warmest regards,
Fedrick Mobutu Sese-Seko
Email 2
Subject: proposition
Hello,
Naturally this letter will come to you as a surprise since we have not met, please permit me however to inform you that I am a member of the Contract Awarding Committee (CAC) with the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation (NNPC).
As a Member of the Contract Award Committee in my Ministry, Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation and with my position, we are able to have an over-inflated amount of (Twenty Five Million, United Dollars), on a contract that was awarded by my Ministry some time last year.
However, the original contractor has been paid, leaving the over-inflated amount of US$25,000,000.00 for my colleagues and I, recently the new government under her foreign policy programme initiated Debt Reconciliation Committee that has scheduled this fund for payment at this quarter.
Hence we needed your co-operation by providing a Company Name, Address, Private Phone & Fax Contacts to be presented to my Ministry as the Sister Company to the Original Company for the claim of the US$25,000,000.00.
We intend to give you 25% and we shall be able to finalize this transaction within 14 working days once we have the above information, which will be slotted into the central computer for the claim and approval of this fund.
Please keep everything about this transaction confidential to yourself, awaiting your response to my message.
Yours faithfully,
Mr. Fred Williams.
234-1-7596975.
N/B: PLEASE KINDLY NOTE THAT I GOT YOUR CONTACT FROM THE INTERNET.
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