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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: "balogun-tafa@ommail.com" <tafagun63@yahoo.fr>
Date: Fri, 29 Jul 2005 03:46:11 -1200
Subject: (No subject header)

Attn: Sir/Madam
I was until Monday, 17th January 2005 the Inspector General
of Police in Nigeria.
The Government woke up and announce my UNTIMELY RETIREMENT
without any official statement.
My accounts in Switzerland and London which has about US$200
Million and US$150 Million Dollars respectively (all my
life's savings) has been frozen by the Nigerian Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) visit the BBC publication
on this;
<http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/africa/4184257.stm>
But apart from the frozen Switzerland and London accounts,
there is another sum of US$15.5 Million that i deposited
with Union Bank of Nigeria which the Nigerian Economic and
Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) does not know about the
existence.
I want you to assist me to claim and transfer this sum into
your personal account for safe keeping pending the outcome
of the investigation. My family's passports have been siezed
and my son and wife placed under house arrest.
All i require is your honest cooperation to get this fund
claimed and transferred to you. I
guarantee that this will be executed under a legitimate
arrangement that will protect you from any
breach of the law. Please get in touch with me by my email
to enable me give you the contact of my lawyer that will
assist you process the fund and transfer to your account
I would be grateful if this mail will be favoured with an
early response.
Regards,
Tafa Balogun

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