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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 Ferdnard Okoli" <ferdokoli2@msn.com>
Reply-To: f1972okoli@yahoo.fr
Date: Sat, 17 Dec 2005 11:15:15 +0000
Subject: FOR YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am getting across to you through this medium due to the situation rightnow
which need an urgent attention. Please what I want to diclose to you must be
keep secrete and please if you cannot handle it with due respect do not
disclose it to anyone.

I am Barrister Ferdnard Okoli, an Assosociate to Governor Diepreye
Alamieyeseigha of Bayelsa, My client was recently cut with 1M (One Million
Pound) in UK and rightnow he is facing some charges in this regards and also
he has been impeached due to this development. Now, he instruct me to
search for a reliable foreign partner who can assist us in depatrating the
sum of USD$5.5M which was deposited in an Account here to a safe Account
Broad. We only need to re-profile the account to you as the owner of the
funds since you are a foreigner and to avoid further problem since he is
facing problems here as the Governor, hence we need your assistance to move
this funds to your custody for safty. pls. there is no risk involve in this,
as your company will be presented as the owner of this funds.

Note that, some percentage of this funds will be mapped out to you for your
assistance.

Pls do view the below website for more understanding:
(http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4462444.stm).

Do get back to me if you are interested. pls. keep all correspondence
confidential.

Best Regards,

Mr. Ferdnard Okoli.

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