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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "waiting for your urgent response" (they are rushing you so you don't have time to think properly)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: dale Balogun <daleb040@yahoo.com>
Date: Wed, 12 Oct 2005 03:09:43 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Waiting for your urgent response.


Dear Friend,


I'm aware that this unexpected letter will come to you as a surprise I appologise for any inconvenience, but please do bear with me for I am only seeking for your help.I am Dale Balogun,the first son of Mr Tafa Balogun the former Inspector General of Nigeria Police. My father (Mr Tafa Balogun )is currently in detention, he is standing trials on seventy count charge preferred against him by THE Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC) for corruption while in the office as the country Police boss.Please go through this site to read more on the issue. http://www.vanguardngr.com/articles/2002/headline/f114042005.html

Before he was taking away he deposited with a security company in Europe the sum of $4,500,000.00 (Four million Five hundred thousand United States Dollars only).He deposited this money with my name as his NEXT OF KIN.Although this money was deposited as family valuables.According to him, he took this decision to avoid acumulating demurrage. All that is required by you is to MAKE ARRANGEMENT WITH THE SECURITY COMPANY ON HOW TO CLAIM THIS CONSIGNMENT FROM THEM on our behalf since they do not know the real content of the consignment. This transaction is to be treated with utmost confidence to avoid my government getting knowledge of it so we've decided to invest this fund in your country for security reasons.

As a matter of fact,you will have 30% of the total sum for your assistance towards this transaction, 5% of eventual expenses that might be incurred on the course of this transaction 65% is for my family and this will be invested in your country in any lucrative business.

Finally, I wish to assure you that this transaction will not attract any risk on your behalf as nobody knows about this transaction and moreover every arrangement for the successful completion of this
transaction the moment I get your consent has been put in place.

I am contacting you to represent us and claim the money on our behalf because of the situation my family is facing right now.lam now in hiding here at Togo unknown to the Nigerian Government until this transaction is concluded before I decide where to move finally.

l will issue you an authorization letter for you to clear the consignment from the
security company.

Waiting for your urgent response.

Kind regards,

Dale Balogun.





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