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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Arlindo Carvalho" <arl_carvalho@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: al_carvalho@mail.md
Date: Fri, 28 Oct 2005 15:00:03 +0000
Subject: With love from Sao Tome & Principe!!!

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Arlindo Carvalho.I am writing you based on an urgent need for a
trustworthy and reliable representative/associate who will stand on behalf
of me and my colleagues whom are also in the public service of my country
for a mutually beneficial business.
Am from a small island in West Africa called Sao Tome and Principe. My
country is about to commence the exploration and drilling of crude oil which
is one of the numerous natural resources she is endowed with. I and my
colleagues have plans to invest and own majority of the companies that will
be appointed to carryout these exploration activities about to take place
very soon.

In order to achieve this aim, we intend to keep the funds required for
setting up the company in totality solely in your care. The funds will be
transferred to you in form of consultation fees as the name of our chosen
company will be included amongst companies to be invited for this purpose.
The funds will in turn be used to set up the proposed company with you
fronting as the owner.
Should you be interested in this proposal, kindly state your interest
urgently and we will furnish you with details as soon as we receive your
favorable response. If you are not interested in this, kindly keep this
information very confidential.

I wait for your urgent response.

Yours sincerely,

Arlindo Carvalho

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