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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: "Dr.Lauren Cole" <lcole06@excite.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: cole@ny.com
Date: Wed, 24 Nov 2004 03:48:47 +0000
Subject: URGENT BUSSINESS ASSISTANT.

DATE:20TH NOVEMBER,2004
Good Day,
Good day to you. I am Dr.Lauren Cole the Auditor General of the Central Bank of Nigeria. I have the priviledge of contacting you based on the deal which I feel you would be interested in. There is a particular sum of money (USD$8.6 Million Dollars) which has been floating in the suspension account of the apex bank and the funds has remained unclaimed over a decade.
I got your email while i was searching for a list of reputable individual to assist me transfer this funds into his account and i came about your contact.

And i must say it that i am so glad you got this email as we have to start immediately so that we have the funds transfered to your bank account in your state.
I have the intention of investing in viable business through you in your country and I would appreciate if both of us could seal this deal and I would use my share to invest through you in any lucrative busines or any other viable business venture that would be determined by you.

I will want you to get back to me with the following information to enable me file out all the neccesary documentation to you as proof:
1.Your full name
2. Your home and office address
3. Your direct home and phone number

If you are interested, kindly get across to me so as to enable furnish you with the modalities on how the funds could be wire to your nominated bank account.

Be rest assured that this deal is risk free and 100% genuine because I am an insider.

Best Regards,
Dr.Lauren Cole.

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