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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • mwaziri@ummah.org

Fraud email example:

From: "Mobi Waziri" <mwaziri2@tinapaplc.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 21:12:20 +0000
Subject: for our benefit

FROM:DR MOBI WAZIRI
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
TINAPA CALABAR.

Please pardon my intruding into your privacy.I am contacting you in view
of the fact that i want us to establish a bussiness relationship that
will be beneficial to both of us.
I am the Executive Director of TINAPA CALABAR.An Organsation with broad
activities in Tourism and Consultancy.
for more details visit our website: WWW.TINAPA.COM.
Since last year,some contracts were awarded to foreign
contractors,ranging from procurements and supplies to
design,construction,installation and profesional consultancy services.
these contracts were also overinvoiced/overinflated.The foreign
contractors have been paid and the remaining balance is in fixed deposit
and about to mature hence my contacting you.
Based on the fact that you are a foreigner,I deem you most suitable for
this transaction.As soon as you indicate interest i will give you
further details which shall include amount of the money,terms of
sharing, duration of this transaction and my direct Telephone line.please
make all correspondence to my personal mailbox: mwaziri@ummah.org
and please keep this as confidential as possible.

Regards
MOBI WAZIRI

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