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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: Dickson James <jdikky013@yahoo.com>
Date: Sun, 1 Jul 2007 17:46:51 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: From--James


Attention Dear Friend,

Complement of the day, I am Dickson James, from West Africa, Nigeria. I have considered how best to reach you, and I resorted to email, since i cannot call you to explain my proposal on the phone, I do hope you understand with me, because it is very important and urgent.....I write to seek your co-operation and assistance as a foreign partner to enable us make some funds transfer so we can invest in a more stable economy, probably in your country, if good investment ventures abound.

I am a senior civil servant with the Nigeria Civil Service Commission, I am making this proposal to you in strict confidence on behalf of myself and partner. As civil servants in my country, the civil service code of conduct beareau forbids us to own a foreign account and we have in our possession an overdue payment bill totaling Eighteen Million Five Hundred Thousand United States (US$18,500,000.00) which we want to transfer abroad with the assistance and co-operation of an individual or company to receive the funds via a reliable bank account on our behalf.

To enable me educate you more on the modalities of this transaction, for your assistance you shall have 30% of the entire sum, amounting to US$5.55 million of the US$18.5Million, and 60% of the entire sum, amounting to US$11.1 million will be for me and my partner, while 10% of the entire sum,amounting to US$1.85Million will be used to defray all expenses such as such as, taxation and other miscellaneous incurred in the course of transferring these funds to your account.

Do note that all modalities have been perfected towards ensuring a hitch free transfer of these funds, so on receipt of your sincere desire to assisting us, we will swing into full action as we hope to complete the transfer of the funds within a 14 working days, with your assistance and total commitment.Find attach herein my International passport for your reference. Please I am counting on your support because this transaction will workout in a very short time, we have our share, and you keep yours. please do note that, this transaction requires secrecy and urgency, awaiting your response.

Regards
Dickson James.


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