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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: "Mr Ben Eso" <igeobi2@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: fgn_m_financ@88.am
Date: Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:55:08 +0100
Subject: YOUR OVER DUE PAYMENT NOTIFICATION

FEDERAL MINISTRY OF FINANCE,

PAYMENT REVIEW/NORMALIZATION PANEL.

Lagos Nigera.

From the Desk of:

Mr Eso Ben.



ATTN HON CONTRACTOR


This is to notify you that your case was presented to us and had been
deliberated upon Last Monday during the on going National Economic Summit of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria in the presence of the president, Federal
Republic Of Nigeria, Chief Olusegun Obasanjo, GCFR, the Honorable Minister
of Finance, Dr. Mrs. Ngozi Iweala-Okonjo, The New Central Bank of Nigeria
Governor, Prof. Charles Soludo and other key economic policy matters.


It was discovered to the dismay of all participants that your payment has
been unnecessarily delayed despite been cleared by the authorized Financial
regulatory bodies.It was discovered that some unscrupulous individuals
aiming to frustrating all your efforts have removed some vital documents
from your payment file.

However, a 7-man harmonization, normalization, notarization, computerization
and re-documentation committee has been set up to finally perfect all the
necessary documentation to that effect. After much strict scrutiny on your
file, we discovered that some top government officials in Nigeria especially
in banks are working against your interest in this case.


We have concluded all arrangements with a the most reputable Bank to settle
your payment.
You are to contact me immediately for the setting up of your accredited
payment access code - number, password and allocation of foreign exchange
for your Payment through the nominated bank.

Contact me via email: (fgn_m_financ@88.am)and remember to send across your
contract co-ordinates including your complete banking information’s for
immediate processing of the release of your fund.

Best regards

MR Eso Ben,
Chairman Review Panel.

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