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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: "Joe Mba" <joma@handbag.com>
Reply-To: danjoe20042001@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 28 Mar 2005 13:49:06 +0100
Subject: INQUIRY

Dear Friend,

Re: Halliburton?s & 180 Million Dollars Bribe Scandal
This Day Sunday
Newspaper, October 24 2004 www.Thisdayonline.Com

My name is Tom Dierkse I am 52 from South Africa a
petroleum engineer I run a fairly successful
consultancy in oil and gas. Sometimes in 1991 my
office bided to participate in the consultancy for the
Nigerian liquefied gas project.But unfortunately my
company could not meet the final list when the bidders
were finally short-listed. But because of my very
close personal relationship with a top Nigerian
official in NNPC (the Nigerian supervising ministry) I
was unofficially appointed as compensation to run some
vital errands between LNG board members. NNPC the
listed consultant and all other parties involved in
the
project and to God be the glory, I delivered properly
without any problem.

Two years ago when it became obvious that there was
going to be a probe as to all the money that changed
hands, my top government official friends called me
seeking my cooperation in moving his 806 million
dollars out of Ghana where it was originally kept in
bonds, shares stocks cash etc.

Problem actually started when not so long ago, a court
in France started to investigate Halliburton and the
company's participation in the LNG bribe scandal.
Naturally my friend and I panicked and through another
mutual friend of ours we a few months ago successfully
made plans to move 50 million dollars to a security
company in Europe. Our problem now is we are looking
for a reliable God fearing person who has an account
that can accommodate the money at agreed terms
/memorandum of understanding that who ever receives
the money in his account takes 25 % with another 5%
reserved for expenses and handling charges while we
later give further directions as to what to do or
where to
move the rest. If you are interested please signify by
sending to me your name and telephone number.
Meanwhile I suggest you visit thisday newspaper
website quoted above. Please treat as urgent and with
Trust secrecy.


Yours sincerely.


Dr.Joe Mba.








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