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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: okadigbo1977@tiscali.co.uk
Date: Mon, 11 Jul 2005 05:47:07 -0700
Subject: From: Dr.Okadigbo

ROM THE DESK OF
DR.PETER OKADIGBO
FEDERAL MINISTRY OF HEALTH
FEDERAL SECRETRIATE GARKI
My private e-mail: fmh_dr_okadigbo101@yahoo.co.uk

Dear Sir,
It is my great pleasure in writting you this letter .I got your information
through our chambers of commerce and industry here in Nigeria.I have decided
to seek a confidential co-operation with you in the execution of the deal
described here under for the benefit of two parties and hope you will keep
it a top secret because of the nature of the business.

I am the Director of Project Implementation in the Federal Ministry of Health
and with the co-operation of one other officials. We have in our possession
as overdue payment bills totalling $37,400,000.00 (Thirty Seven Million,
Four Hundred Thousand U.S Dollars, due for claim
in our office. We are hereby seek for the help of a God fearing person(s)
to assist us in lodging this said Amount into his/her Bank account overseas.
Every arrangement over the conclusion of this transaction has already been
programmed,Please this business should be treated
with highly confidentiality, upon your acceptance of this offer,please go
ahead and send to me with out delay your private phone,fax and e-mail address
for absolute confidential communication in this transaction. I have agreed
to pay 38% to you for your assistance and map 15% out for any expenses that
may occur during the period of this transaction while 55% will be for me
and my colleaques. I awaits for your urgent reply on
this e mail: fmh_dr_okadigbo101@yahoo.co.uk
Thanks and God bless
DR.PETER OKADIGBO



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