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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: "Prof. Charles Soludo" <soludogov1@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: soludogov1@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 06 Dec 2005 04:02:42 +0000
Subject: IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL

IMPORTANT BUSINESS PROPOSAL
I am a member of a special investigation committee in charge of contract
review set up by the present civilian regime for an update on the affair of
the past military regime, I have a premonitions that you could be trusted to
assist me in effecting a fund transfer Into your bank account, I strongly
believe that you could be trusted.

By virtue of my position as a civil servants I can not acquire this money in
my name, I have therefore, been delegated as a matter of trust by my partner
to look for an overseas partner into whose account we would transfer the
money which amounts to US$.25M (Twenty Five Million US Dollars) only.

The source of this fund is as follows, During the last regime some
government Officials set up companies and awarded themselves contract which
were grossly over-invoiced in various Ministries, the present government set
up a contract review panel and we have identified a lot of them which are
presently floating in the CBN (Central Bank Of Nigeria) ready for payment.

Finally, in other to achieve our aims by actualizing this transaction, I
would like you to Furnish me with your details which includes, your bank
name, bank address, account Number, company’s name bank Tel& fax numbers,
and your own personal phone numbers.

Please note that I intend to give you 30% of the total amount 60% for
ourselves and 10% for anticipated miscellaneous expenses

While waiting for your reply I thank you in advance for your anticipated
co-operation.

Yours truly,
soludo charles

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