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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: "anthony" <ebenebe@gawab.com> (may be fake)
Reply-To: ebenebe6@yahoo.com
Date: Wed, 30 Mar 2005 16:53:05 +0200
Subject: NEED FAST REPLY

Dear friend,

Having consulted with my colleagues and based on the information
gathered from our Accounts Department, I have the privilege to
request for your assistance to transfer the sum of $38,600,000.00
(Thirty eight million,six hundred thousand United States dollars)
into your accounts.

The above sum resulted from an over-invoiced contract,executed,
commissioned and paid for about five years (5) ago by a foreign
contractor through our bank.

This action was however intentional and since then the fund has
been in a suspense account at The Bond Financial Services Group.
We are now ready to transfer the fund overseas and that is
where you come in.

It is important to inform you that as civil servants, we are
forbidden to operate a foreign account; that is why we require
your assistance.

The total sum will be shared as follows:70% for us, 25% for
you and 5% for local and international expenses incident to
the transfer.

The transfer is risk free on both sides. I am an accountant
with the Bond Financial Services Group.

if you find this proposal acceptable,we shall require the
following documents:

(a) your banker's name, telephone, account and fax numbers.
(b) your private telephone and fax numbers -- for confident
iality and easycommunication.
(c) your full name and address.

We will furnish you with a breakdown explaining, comprehensively
what we require of you. The business will take us ten
(10)working days to accomplish.

Please reply urgently


ebenebe anthony

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