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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:
  • "the key word to this transaction is absolute confidentiality" (they don't want anyone to point out to you that this is a scam)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Shifrel S. Randy" <tundewilliams101@msn.com>
Reply-To: tundewilliams@lifegate.it
Date: Mon, 24 Oct 2005 22:29:41 +0000
Subject: RE: MONEY TRANSFER / INVESTMENT PROPOSAL

INTRODUCTION: lam MR.TUNDE WILLIAMS Civil Servant in the Ministry of Health.
I know this proposal will come
to you as a surprise because we have not met before either physically or
through correspondence. I got your contact from our chamber of commerce here
in Nigeria and have no doubt in your ability to handle this proposal
involving huge sum of money.

THE SUBJECT: My father Chief AKOBI WILLIAMS (Now Late) was the Royal Head of
my community, ELEME (an oil rich
town) in Nigeria. My community produces 5.8% of the total crude oil
production in Nigeria and 0.5% of the Dollar value of each barrel is paid to
my father as royalty by the Federal Government. My father was also the
Chairman of ELEME Special Oil Trust Fund. In his position as the Royal head
and Chairman of the Oil Trust Fund, he made some Fund which he left for me
as the only heir to inherit. The money is Twenty Five Million Five Hundred
Thousand US Dollars($25.5m).

This Money originated from the accumulated royalties Due to poor banking
system in Nigeria and political
instability he deposited this fund in a Strong Room/"VAULTS" with an open
beneficiary in a security company pending when he would finish arrangement
to transfer it abroad .

THE PROPOSAL: Just before my father died he called my attention to the money
and charged me to look for a
foreigner who would assist me in the transfer/investment of the funds
abroad. So l would be very grateful if you could accept to help me achieve
this great objective. I promise to give you 20% of the total funds
transferred to your vital bank account as compensation for your assistance.
Five percent (5%)would be set aside to take care of all expenses we may
incure during the transaction. To indicate your interest, contact me
urgently and confidentially for more information and the roles you will play
in this business. All the legal Documents concerning this Money will be sent
to you as soon as we agreed together.

NOTE: THE KEY WORD TO THIS TRANSACTION IS ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY AND
SECRECY, ALSO 100% RISK FREE. YOUR URGENT RESPONSE WILL BE HIGHLY
APPRECIATED. PLEASE REPLY ME NOW ONLY ON EMAIL:tundewilliams@lifegate.it

Yours Faithfully,

MR.TUNDE WILLIAMS.

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