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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: drjoe101@tiscali.co.uk
Reply-To: drwabara@uymail.com
Date: Wed, 27 Jul 2005 17:18:23 -0700
Subject: READ

FROM: DR JOSEPH WABARA
PLEASE TREAT AS IMMEDIATE
Attention Sir,
This is to seek your cooperation as my foreign partner and your
assistance to enable me own property and invest in the stable economy of
your
country.Please accept my apologies if this mail does not suit your personal
or
business ethics.
My name is Dr. Joseph Wabara, I am making this business venture
proposal to you in strict confidence. The money we want to invest was acquired

from an over invoiced contract proceed. This is in my capacity as the
chairperson of the senate financial committee on foreign contracts verification
and
payments (Member, Contract Review Panel [CRP]). Our good fortune is that
we are
privy to such classified information.
The amount in question is $25,500,000.00 Million US dollars. As a
senior civil servant in the Nigerian Government, our country's prudential

policy prohibits me from operating a foreign account. If you would like to

assist me as a partner, please kindly indicate your interest after which
we
shall both discuss on the modalities.
All other information to facilitate the remittance of the funds will
be revealed to you in due course. For your assistance,you shall receive
25%of the funds to be transferred and 5% will be set aside for all expenses

incurred by both parties. I would appreciate if this proposal is kept confidential
because of what I have explained above.Note that you can reach me urgently
on my
e-mail.Please do indicate your direct telephone and fax number when
replying to this business proposal. I will be calling you when necessary.
In the meantime, I will appreciate if you can respond via my
email:drwabara@uymail.com
A swift acknowledgement on the receipt of this mail will be
appreciated.
Best regards,
Dr. Joseph Wabara.





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