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U. S. Department Report on Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud:

Table of Contents
Cover.........................................................2
Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud .........................3
Introduction.................................................4
How Advance Fee Fraud Works .....................10
Advance Fee Fraud: Themes and Variations ...14
The U.S. Government Response.....................26
Before You Go ............................................32

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United States Secret Service:
• Advice on Nigerian Advance Fee Fraud "OPERATION 4-1-9"
• Public Awareness Advisory Regarding "4-1-9" Or "Advance Fee Fraud" Schemes

US Governement Websites
• Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) - Internet Crime Schemes
• The "Nigerian" Scam: Costly Compassion
• Federal Bureau of Investigation - Common Fraud Schemes

Federal Government of Nigeria Reaction:
• Central Bank Of Nigeria - Press Statement On Advance Fee Fraud/Scam

NGOs Working Against the Scam:
•  Nigeria - The 419 Coalition Website - "Devoted to fighting the advance money scam..."

Experiences of People With the Fraudsters:
• Novelist's Account of Scam Experience

Sample Letters Sent By Fraudsters: 
Source:  http://www.urbanlegends.about.com/
•  1st Sample - 20 July 2000
•  2nd Sample - 18 April 2002
•  3rd Sample - 23 April 2002
•  4th Sample - 23 April 2002
•  5th Sample - 28 April 2002
•  6th Sample - 29 April 2002
•  7th Sample - 3 June 2002
•  8th Sample - 4 June 2002
•  9th Sample - 4 June 2002
•  10th Sample - 5 June 2002
•  11th Sample - 8 June 2002

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