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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: "Muhammed marwa" <exmilitarygove@msn.com>
Date: Thu, 01 Dec 2005 03:41:31 +0000
Subject: Joint Venture Relationship

>From Rtd. Col. Mohammed Marwa
No. 8 Mobolaji St.
Ikoyi - Lagos State,
Nigeria.

Joint Venture Relationship:

It is my pleasure to write and inform you of a transaction
involving the transfer of US$15,000,000.00 (Fifteen Million United
States Dollars) only into a foreign account for investment pending
my son's arrival to your country.

I am Rtd. Col. Mohammed Marwa, an ex Military governor of a past
government in my country. I want you to assist my son in your
country. I want you to assist him invest in a good business in your
country.

To effect this transfer, I therefore request the following: YOUR
ACCOUNT NUMBER, THE NAME OF YOUR BANK WHERE THE MONEY WOULD BE
TRANSFERRED INTO AND ALSO YOUR PRIVATE FAX AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS
FOR QUICK COMMUNICATION.

So far, after due consultations, you were strongly and reliably
recommended to me although we have not met or entered into any kind
of contract with you before as to know the extent of your honesty,
but based on the recommendation, I personally want to believe that
you are honest enough and would not sit on the money if finally got
into your account. It is on this note that I consider it proper to
write you asking for your permission and support to transfer this
amount into your account. Again, I consider you to be of average
intelligence and potentially highly qualified to handle this
transaction.

You should not fear any risk because I have concluded arrangement
to safe guard you in the transaction. This business is 100% risk
free. Hence it requires high level of confidence and secrecy.
Meanwhile this is the breakdown of the sharing modalities: (A). 10%
WILL BE USED TO SETTLE TRANSFER CHARGES AND LEGAL PROTOCOLS. (B).
20% IS FOR USING YOUR ACCOUNT. (C). 70% OF IT WILL BE FOR ME THE
ORIGINATOR.

Please note that the transfer operation will take seven to ten
working days to be completed. If you are willing to assist my son
to invest our share of the money in your country under your care,
please contact me by the above telephone or e-mail.

Thanks,

Rtd. Col. Mohammed Marwa
Telephone: +234-8033060200
Email:exmarwa62@yahoo.com



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