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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: chuks george <chuks_g2004@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 1 Sep 2005 10:43:44 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Urgent Assistance !



DEAR SIR,

I KNOW THIS WILL COME TO YOU AS A SURPRISE BECAUSE YOU DO NOT KNOW ME.
I AM MR CHUKS GEORGE,THE DIRECTOR OF PACKAGING,IN COURIER DEPARTMENT OF CENTRAL BANK OF NIGERIA.

I GOT YOUR CONTACT IN MY SEARCH FOR AN HOUNEST PERSON THROUGH ONE OF
MYCOLLEAGUES HERE IN THE CENTRAL BANK WHO SAID THAT I CAN CONFIDE IN YOU. I WANT YOU TO HELP ME CLEAR AND RECEIVE THIS CONSIGNMENT THAT IS
ALREADY DEPOSITED IN A CARGO/SECURITY COMPANY IN EUROPE WHICH I SHIPPED THROUGH OUR CBN ACCREDITED COURIER AGENT BUT THE CONTENTS OF THE PACKAGE IS $18,000,000.00 ALL IN $100.00 BILLS, BUT THE CARGO COMPANY DOES NOT KNOW THAT IT IS MONEY THAT I HAVE IN THE CONSIGNMENT I CANNOT CLAIM IT
MYSELF BECAUSE I CANNOT BE ALLOWEDTO TRAVEL OUTSIDE THE COUNTRY NOW AS PART OF CODE OF CONDUCT WHICH I SIGNED WHEN I WAS EMPLOYED.IF YOU AGREE SEND ME THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION:

1.YOUR FULL NAME,
2.YOUR MAILING ADDRESS,
3.YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX.

AND I WILL GIVE YOU THE TRACKING NUMBER OF THE COURIER COMPANY.AND I
HOPE THAT AT THE END OF THE DAY , YOU WILL HAVE 30% AND 70% WILL BE FOR
ME. MY IDENTITY MUST NOT BE REVEALED TO ANYBODY IF THIS ARRANGEMENT IS
OKAY BY YOU,YOU CAN E_MAIL ME ON MY PRIVATE EMAIL
ADDRESS,(chuks_g2004@yahoo.com) OTHER MODALITIES WILL BE DISCUSSED
AS SOON AS YOU GET BACK TO ME INCLUDING SENDING OF THE CODE TO THE
BOXES TO YOU.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,
MR.CHUKS GEORGE.











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