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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: locochinedu@terra.com.mx
Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2005 02:49:00 +0100
Subject: URGENT IS NEEDED


Dear Sir


Subject: Transfer of US$9.3m

I got your contact through the World Trade
Encyclopedia, due to logistic and (Y2K) compliance
With our computer network, I wish to express my
Willingness to transfer an overdue contract sum of
Us$9.3m to your Company's account, through the
African Express International Bank of Nigeria
Resulting from debt of contract and Service rendered
to Nigeria telecommunication Plc.
I am locochinedu the Director Foreign
Contract payment Department Federal Ministry of
Finance. I have concluded arrangements with my
Colleagues in the Department, and Nigeria
Telecommunication Plc. To contact you secretly for
arrangements of transferring the sum of Nine Million,
Three Hundred Thousand United States Dollars (us $
9.3m) to your Company or personal account. However,
Concrete arrangements have been concluded successfully
for the transfer.
This money emanated from over invoicing in a contract
awarded to a foreign firm for supply and installation
of telecommunication equipment. We discovered this
amount from the manifest recently and secured a
payment authority to authenticate the transfer. Your
cooperation is highly required for this transfer.
Note: That you will be entitled to 30% of the fund,
the officials 65% and 5% has been mapped out for any
incidental expenses incurred in the process of the
transfer. This deal is 100% risk free. The
approvals obtained will be dispatched to you via Fax
informing you extensively, the progress on the
transfer. You are required to Fax the following
urgently:
1. ACCOUNT NUMBER AND NAME
2. COMPANY'S NAME AND ADDRESS
3. OFFICE TELEPHONE/FAX NUMBER
4. MOBILE PHONE/RESIDENTIAL PHONE.
We have successfully worked out a solution to effect
transfer within seven(7) working Days.
Finally, NOTE that a high degree of trust and
confidentiality is required from both parties.
Looking forward to your timely response via my email
locochinedummyway.com

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