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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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Please note about this email:

• It lists mobile phone numbers or call redirection numbers (no bank, lottery, etc would use mobile phones to take customer calls).
  
• It lists free email accounts as contact addresses (companies do not use such addresses)
  

Fraud email example:

From: "wilson roliqton" <wilson4true@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 02 Nov 2005 02:32:40 +0000
Subject: URGENT RESPONSE NEEDED IMMEDIATELY

My dear friend,

            I am Tharly Wilson, the personal aid to Chief Diepreye Alameiyeseigha, the Governor of Bayelsa State in the Niger-Delta area of Nigeria who is currently facing trial in the UK for money laundering.

           I was in his entourage to London when he was arrested at the Heatrow Airport. You may be surprised receiving this mail or ask why I'm sending it to you you. Yes, I have decided to requested for your assistance under strict confidentiality, to help receive and invest a totoal sum of twelve million pounds sterling.

           This fund is part of the money my boss (Chief Diepreye Alameiyeseigha) brought to U.K. through diplomatic courier and upon his arrest at the airport, I decided to move the fund to a finance house and deposited it with them without the knowledge of anyone, even the finance house deos not know the content of the lugage deposited in their vault. I have told the finance house that I will forward the name of the receiver (corporate or individual) , to receive the lugage on my behalf which you are expected to invest in any lucrative ventures in your country or any part of the globe. In this regard therefore, I am requesting for your assistance in receiving this fund on my behalf for investment as earlier stated above.

Please, reply this mail and indicate your interest to

assist with the folowing information through   tharly_01@yahoo.com

(a) Your full names and address

(b) Business name and address (if any)

(c) Telephone and Fax numbers

Also, let me know the areas of your economy that you intend to invest the fund.

I am presently staying in the UK and will remain here until I issue the authority to release the fund to you before travelling back to Nigeria. You can reach me on phone number: +44 703 1846 727 for further briefing.

Note that you will handsomely be rewarded as would be agreed when I receive your reply, indicating your interest in the transaction.

Waiting to read your mail as soon as possible.

Best regards.

Tharly Williams.

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