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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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  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: "HASSAN MOHAMMED" <hassanoo1@msn.com>
Reply-To: hassan1000@gmail.com
Date: Tue, 04 Oct 2005 14:01:46 +0000
Subject: PLEASE I NEED YOUR ASSITANCE

Dear Friend,

 

 I am mrhassan Mohammed,The secetary general to the former senate president senator pius anyim, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Through this proposal may come as a surprise to you as we have not met in any way before. I got your contact address through your country business Guide and feel you will serve as a reliable source to be used to achieve this aim, by trusting under your care the total sum of Thirty million US dollars (US$30million). This money I want to invest into a very solid and relaible business in your country was aquired through the Construction Of the newly completed Abuja National Stadium which was used for the just concluded All African Games ( COJA )Abuja 2003. During the time the contract was to be awarded to a foreign contractor, I used my position and office then as the parmenent secetary to the senate President to over invoice the sum of USD $30million from the main contract sum.2years after the project The Construction of the Stadium have been completed and commissioned the contractor have all been paid, then this over invoiced amount (USD30million) is still lying idle with the bank which i deposited the money with,now I want to trust under your care for lucrative investment in your country. As a secetary to the former Senate President, l find it very difficult to invest such amount of money in my country due to my position in the Government such amount of money may attract some suspision which may lead to questioning and possibly detention, this is why I need your urgent assistance, Please indicate your interest in the area of a lucrative business laible in your country. For working with me to actualize this transaction, I will give to you 25% of the total fund while 10% will be used to settle the bank officials who will ensure a safe transfer of this money into your account, i will take 40%the reamining 25% will be for the investment project in your country. The proposal should be kept strictly confidential due to my person in the Government as the secretary to the former senate President of Nigeria and in the society as whole. Please indicate your interest by providing me with your private direct phone line / fax number. And I assure you that all we be well at the end of this transaction.And again i want to assure you that this transaction is 100% risk free.

 

Best Regards

 

Mr Hassan mohammed.

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