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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: "Barrister Williams" <barr_williams054@msn.com>
Reply-To: williamspedersen@walla.com
Date: Tue, 29 Nov 2005 15:22:21 +0000
Subject: BE MY AGENT

Dear Friend,

My name is Williams Pedersen and a front for highly exposed political office
holders in Africa.
I write to inform you of my desire to acquire estates or landed properties
in your country on behalf of the incumbent Governor of Lagos State,Senator
Bola Ahmed Tinubu in Nigeria.

Considering his very strategic and influential position, he would want the
transaction to be strictly as confidential as possible. He further want his
identity to remain undisclosed at least for now, until the completion of the
transaction. Hence our desire to have an overseas agent.
I have therefore inquiring if you have or can recommend any such opportunity
for our consideration.

The deal in brief is that the funds with which to carry out our proposed
investments in your country is presently in a coded account in Europe via
the apex bank of Nigeria (CBN) nostral account with JP Morgan Chase Bank in
New York and we need your assistance to transfer the funds to your country
or any safe account outside your country in a convenient bank account that
will be provided by you before we can put the funds into use.

If you are a direct facilitator, you will be compensated in proportion of
the investment however if you are an intermediary (agent) you will also be
compensated handsomely. Details of your compensation would be spelt out in a
memorandum of understanding agreement that would be signed later.

Kindly confirm your acceptance or otherwise of this proposal so I can give
you additional information.

Thank you in anticipation of your co-operation
Williams Pedersen.

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