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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: "Frederic Martins" <fmts_303@msn.com>
Reply-To: fmts_303@myway.com
Date: Tue, 13 Dec 2005 08:53:55 +0000
Subject: From The Office Of Mr. Fred Martins

>From The Office Of Mr. Fred Martins
Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC.
Plot #123cbB/Pbv, main city
Sao Tome and principle of West Africa.

Hello,

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am Mr. Fred Martins the
Head of Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman
between the Organization for Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and
the petroleum sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC
meetings constantly in Geneva on the auspices of World Bank. Through the
sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make US$20Million,
which is currently deposited in a Security company in Europe.

I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannot claim it
directly because iam still a civil servant and the code of conduct
bureau forbids me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis
that I am contacting you for assistance, if you will be interested; claim
documents have been processed and will be sent to you.

The documents with which the fund is deposited will be changed to
reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you will be eligible to
collect the fund on my behalf. I will give you 25% of the fund for this
assistance while 65% will be for me and 10% will be for expenses that
may be incurred on both sides.

I am aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale financial
movements after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and
to avoid any state of financial investigation I will provide a
classified clearance paper from the relevant body, which will exonerate
the money from drug, money laundered or terrorist related proceeds.

I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this
transaction. You should also provide me with your private telephone and
fax numbers foreasier communication.

Expecting your response.

Best regards,

Mr. Fred Martins

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