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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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• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • rowland_odiaka@hotmail.com

Fraud email example:

From: "Rowland Odiaka" <rowlandodiaka@hotmail.com>
Date: Thu, 06 Oct 2005 05:09:52 -0400
Subject: FROM: Rowland Odiaka

FROM: Rowland Odiaka

ATTN: CEO/PRESIDENT

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mr. Rowland Odiaka the Head of
Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman between the
Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the petroleum
sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC meetings constantly in
Geneva. Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to
make S$22.2million, which is currently deposited in a European Security and
Finance company.

I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it directly
because I am still a Civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbid me
to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting
you for assistance, if you will be interested; claim documents have been
processed and sent to you. The documents with which the fund is deposited
will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be
Eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.

I will give you 30% of the fund for this assistance. I am aware of the
international monitoring of all large-scale financial movements after the
September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any state of
financial investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper from the
relevant body which will exonerate the money from either drug, money
laundered or terrorist related proceeds. Kindly respond to my proposal
through this my private on the receipt of your mail;
rowland_odiaka@hotmail.com or fax indicating interest.

I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this transaction. You
should also provide me with your private telephone and fax numbers for
easier communication. Expecting your response.

Best regards,

MR. Rowland Odiaka

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