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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.
  • ibrahimsadiq101@sify.com

Fraud email example:

From: "roseline collins" <roselinecol@msn.com>
Reply-To: roselinecol@sify.com
Date: Tue, 25 Oct 2005 09:35:35 +0000
Subject: WE ARE TRYING TO CONFIDE IN YOU

Dear
Owing to the indiscriminate scam letters that have characterised the
internet of late,i want to tell you categorically clear that there won't be
any form of your financial involvement in this transaction in Nigeria,if it
demands borrow we will surely do that on our own accord,so you should feel
very free with us,because the Government is compiling the payment lists
now.Even the Tax we will off-set that but there is need for you to be having
all details of expenses,because it has to be deducted from the principal
money before sharing upon remittance.The money in question is $16.5 million
dollars from an over-invoiced contract,the original amount has long been
paid to the contractor.Sir you should tell me how much you will take as your
percentage for the assistance in safe-keeping the fund.i will send you all
the relevant documents relating to the transaction,so that that will be the
basis for the application for the release of the fund.Pease forward your
full names,phone number and contact address.For further details i will like
you to call 2341-4358455 at anytime.Alternatively reach me at:
ibrahimsadiq101@sify.com
Regards from,
ROSELINECOLLINS,
on behalf of my collegues
IBRAHIM SADIQ&CO(NNPC)

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