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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: "funsho balogun" <funwill4@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 04 Nov 2005 17:26:32 +0000
Subject: ASSISTANCE URGENTLY REQUIRED

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr.Funsho W. Balogun, first son of EX INSPECTOR GENERAL OF POLICE (IG)
of the Federal Republic of Nigeria. I am sure you are no stranger to the
recent happenings in Nigeria, My father has been arrested by the Economic
and Financial Crimes Commission [EFCC], and the president is trying his best
possible means to put him in jail.

I write to you in strict confidence to ask for your assistance in
actualizing a scheme,which I have contrieved to secure my financial, and
social future as well as that of my immediate family. My fear is that having
accounted for my father, I would be the target of subsequent arrest and I
wonder where that would leave my siblings.

My Dad really worked for our president but because he was not in
support of him going for a 3rd term in office as the president.So he has
concluded that he must be in jail till his dream is actualised in 2007 as
the president of Nigeria.Before my father’s arrest, He disclosed the sum of
Twenty Eight Million Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars
($28,500,000.00), in one of his bank account here in Nigeria which nobody is
aware of.My plan now is to transfer the fund out of the bank to any bank
account before the Federal Government will confisticate the account or
claim the fund to be a loot.

Without attracting too much attention, I need to get the funds
out in time and this I intend to do in your country to invest the fund into
a promising business or deposit it there untill my father gets his freedom .
The eyes of the Nigerian Government are on me presently, so I need someone
who is trustworthy to handle this affairs for me. I need to transfer the
funds to your bank account in order to divert their attention from my
family. As you are well aware, Nigeria is rife with fraudsters and
unreliable individuals, hence I have chosen you.

Please do not betray my trust. Here, I have to add that I have
ear marked 30% of the total sum as your compensation for your part in this
deal. May I remind you also that I have made all arrangements for a
fullproof and watertight operation.

This I will relate to you, when I get your reply.

YOU CAN CONTACT ME @funwill6@yahoo.com

Warmest Regards,

Funsho W. Balogun.


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