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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: "Richard Raymond" <richard_raymond77@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: richardraymond205@yahoo.no
Date: Thu, 29 Sep 2005 07:46:58 +0000
Subject: URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

URGENT AND STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Dear Sir/Ms
Reaching you is courtesy of my favourite international business directory,
which vividly tells your position and capability to execute this business
presently with
me in my office.We have Twenty Million, four Hundred Thousand United
State Dollars only, ($20,400,000.00) which we got from over-inflated
contracts awarded to foreign contractor in the Federal Airport Authority of
Nigeria (F.A.A.N).

We are seeking your permission to transfer this money into your bank
account. This money will be shared between you and we (Colleagues) over here
in Nigeria.

We have agreed to share the funds as follows:

[I.] 30% of the total sum for you (Account Owner)

[II.] 65% of the total sum for us (The official involved)

[III.] 5% of the total sum of setting all financial expenses been incurred
by you and us in the course of this transaction.We will visit you
immediately we include this
transaction to collect and invest our share of total sum into any viable
business you may advise in your country.Please, let me know if you are
interested in this
business by replying urgently.

Full details of this business will be sent to you upon receipt of your
reply. For the purpose of communication in this matter, please give us your
telephone and fax numbers including your private home telephone number.

We await your urgently reply and be rest assured that this transaction is
100% risk free, there is no risk involved on both sides.

Yours faithfully,


Mr Emeka Raymond


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