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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: SRM100 <SRM100@terra.es>
Reply-To: mailpaschal@bulgaria.com
Date: Mon, 04 Jul 2005 09:32:31 -0700
Subject: PERSONAL


Dear Friend,
I am Dr.Paschal Benson, the Director payment unit on international
payment under the diplomatic sector of the presidency in Nigeria.After
the first section of the 2005 meeting held at the month of Jan, 14th
2005 with all the head of department, The Governors of the Central
Bank, The Minister for Finance, The Archives Directors and Chairmen of
the Board of Trustees under His Excellency the Vice President of
Nigeria Alh. Atiku Abubakar. We have agreed upon to pay most of our
numerous non-
indiginous contractors as we have not paid them for the past one year
and six months.

The vice president now confided in me to include a ghost name to be
paid Twenty Million five hundred U. S dollars($20,500,000.00).So when i
went to internet marketing to look for any foreigner , I came across
your contact and decided to contact you for you to act as the
beneficiary of the fund, The vice president is the architect of this
project so don't panic all arrangements have planned very orderly.

On confirmation of your understanding and your contacts i will still
inform the Vice president Alhaji Atiku Abubakar to contact you and
thank you.On completion of this project 15% of the total sum will be
yours.This project is 100% risk free and a mega fortune.

Best Personal Regards,

Dr.Paschal Benson.

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