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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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Fraud email example:

From: "abu mallam" <abumallam@hotmail.com>
Date: Wed, 16 Nov 2005 19:57:40 +0000
Subject: Re

FROM: Eng Abu Mallam
Dear Friend,

I am Eng Abu Mallam chairman contract award committee for the petroleum
special trustfund.I know that these letters will come to you as a surprise
since we have not met in person.Please bear with me, we are in search for a
reliable and honest partner abroad that we can entrust with the sum of us$35
million.(THIRTY FIVE MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY)These
fundsoriginated from contract we executed for the petroleumtrust fund
(PTF)Purpose for the supply and installations of oil-pipeline to
Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries.This contract has been executed and full
payments have been made to the contractors who executed these contract
leaving behind us$35million as an over-invoice amount for we the committee
members.In view of this, my colleagues have mandated me to look for a
foreign partner abroad who will receive these fund on our behalf.Which means
that you will provide us with any account of your choice where we can lodge
these fund
immediately.

I will be visiting your country upon your confirmation in receipt of fund in
your nominated account to know you better and discuss investment or
importation of goods back to ourcountry.DISBURSEMENT OF THE FUND IS AS
FOLLOWS:30% of the total sum will be your share While 60% will be for me and
my colleagues 10% will be an outstanding amount to settle any incurred
expenses during the transfer.

WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREEAND VERY LEGITIMATE AS
ALL MODALITIES HAVE BEEN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT
What matters most is honesty on your side and for you to keep everything
confidential until this fund is dully remitted into your nominated
account.If this business interests you, please do nothesitate to em ail me
as a matter of urgency with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can
give you
more details.

Your's Faithfully,
Eng Abu Mallam

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