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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: "HONOURABLE MINISTER OLU ADENIJI" <honourableministeroluadeniji_ng@yahoo.com>
Date: Thu, 22 Sep 2005 14:02:11 +0000
Subject: I want you to go into a venture with me as my partner


Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu
Minister, Foreign Affairs Ministry.
Abuja/ Nigeria.
Phon:234-802 8165073
Email: info@honourableoluadeniji-nig.com
Date:22,9,2005

First, I must solicit your confidence in this transaction this is by virtue
of its nature as being utterly confidential and secret.Though I know that
transaction of this magnitude will make anyone apprehensive and worried. But
I am assuring you that all will be well at the end of the day. I have
decided to contact you due to the urgency of this transaction, as well have
been reliably and convince of your discreetness and ability in the
transaction of this nature. Let me start by introducing myself properly to
you. I am Hon. Dr. Adeniji Olu, Minister Foreign Affairs Ministry; my office
monitors and controls the affairs of all banks and financial institutions in
Nigeria concerned with foreign contract payments I am the final signatory to
any transfer or remittance of huge funds moving within banks both on the
local and international levels.

I came to know you through my private search for someone I can confidently
trust on, And when I saw your name there; I have a maximum confidence in you
that we can transact this business.

THE PROPOSITION.
I want you to go into a venture with me as my partner in this deal by
helping me and claim this package/consignment,which I shipped to U.S.A.
through a United Nation (UN) accredited courier agent. Note the UN courier
agent does not know that package contains money worth US$7,000.000.00. All
in US$100 bills.And they most not know. Therefore if you are willing to
transact this business with me, kindly get back to me via email as quickly
as possible. Also in your return mail includes this information's bellow.

YOU'RE MAILING ADDRESS, YOUR PRIVATE PHONE AND FAX.

I will give you as share of 30% out of the total sum, and then the remaining
60% will be for me, If I receive your willingness to transact this business
with me I will give you more details regards to the transaction.

Looking forward to receive your reply.

Best Regards,
HON. DR. ADENIJI OLU
FOREIGN AFFAIRS MINISTER
FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF NIGERIA





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