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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:
  • "i will like you to " (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "million us dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "lagos" (a location commonly mentioned in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: PRINCESS MARY EREKPERE <princessmaryerekpere2@hotmail.com>
Date: 16 Nov 2006 21:38:26 -0300
Subject: PARTNERSHIP INVESTMENT

MIME-Version: 1.0

Content-Type: text/html

Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit




Princess Mary Erekpere

PLOT 13 VICTORIA GARDEN CITY,

LAGOS, NIGERIA



My name is Princess Mary Erekpere. I know this proposal will come as a surprise to you because we have not met before either physically or through any correspondence but i got your contact through the internet, I have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal for me and my family.



My husband, Chief Steve Erekpere(Now Late)was the Royal Head of my Community, Jesse (an oil rich town Delta State) in Nigeria. My late husband's community produces 0.5% of the total crude oil production in Nigeria and 0.05% of the Dollar value of each barrel is paid to my husband as royalty by the Federal Government through the Nigerian National Petroleum Corporation NNPC.



My husband was also the Chairman of OMPADEC now NDDC, Jesse

branch. In his position as the Royal head and Chairman of the OMPADEC, Jesse branch, He made Twelve Million US Dollars ($12M) which he left for our children and myself as the only thing to inherit.



Due to poor banking system in Nigeria and political instability as a result of past Military rules (1985-1999), he deposited the fund with securty company,

pending when he would finish arrangement to transfer it abroad as a CONTRACT PAYMENT. He was planning this when he died late last year in plane crash.



Before my husband died we were looking for a competent foreigner who will assist us in the transfer / investment of the funds abroad.



l would be very grateful if my proposal could be accepted to achieve this great objective,I promise to give you 20% of the total funds as compensation for your

assistance.



To indicate your interest, contact me urgently and confidentially for more information, as soon as you accept this offer all the legal information

concerning this fund will be sent to you to effect the transaction.



I will like you to provide me immediately with your full

names, telephone and fax numbers to enable my son Prince Steve Erekpere Jnr.to contact you. He will handle this transaction from beginning to completion on behalf of the entire family.



Yours faithfully,

Princess Mary Erekpere

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