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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: mayy0002@sify.com
Date: Thu, 8 Sep 2005 08:13:07 PST
Subject: Greetings

Dear Sir/Madam,




mayy0002@yahoo.com

I am a member of the "Contract Award Committee", Federal Ministry of
Petroleum Resources, Nigeria. We are in search of an agent who will assist
us in the transfer of Sixteen Million Five Hundred Thousand US Dollars
(US$16.5m) and subsequent investment of same in lucrative ventures in your
country.You will recieve this fund as an applied contractor.For your
support and partnership,please reply me to negotiate your fees or the
percentage you wish to be paid when the funds arrive your bank account. You
must however note that this transaction, with regards to our disposition to
continue with you, is subject to these terms. Firstly,our conviction of
your transparency.Secondly, that you treat this transaction with utmost
secrecy and confidentiality.
Finally and above all, that you will provide an account over which you have
absolute control

.
I am looking forward to doing business with you and do solicit your
confidentiality in this transaction. Please mail your response to me
through my confidential email address mayy0002@yahoo.com stating your full
names or your company name and address so that we can commence your
registration as a contractor in our corporate affairs commission and the
petroleum agency.

Also you are to send to us your private telephone number for discussions
and for us to update you on our plans as to how we intend to actualize this
transaction.

Sincerely Yours,
Dr. Mayer Smith



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