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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: "ade inn" <adeinn1c@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: ade.inn@personal.ro
Date: Fri, 16 Dec 2005 04:05:58 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND!!!


PLEASE REPLY TO THIS BOX.
ade.inn@personal.ro

 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
 
 LAGOS-NIGERIA.
 


 DEAR SIR/MADAM,
 
 WE WRITE THIS LETTER WHICH I PRAY SHOULD BE URGENTLY
 REPLIED.
 
 I DR ADE INNOCENT, PRESENTLY THE DIRECTOR OF THE
 FINANCE IN THE FEDERAL MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE
 HEADQUARTERS, LAGOS NIGERIA
 
 I AM IN NEED OF YOUR GENUINE ASSISTANT AND TRUST
 BECAUSE AS A TOP OFFICIAL OF THE RULING GORVERNMENT, I
 WANT TO SAFE GAURD MY INTEREST IN YOUR COUNTRY BEFORE
 THE END OF THE TENURE OF THIS  ADMINITRATION.

 MORE ALSO WE AS CIVIL SERVANT ARE FORBIDDEN TO OWN
 OR OPERATE FOREIGN ACCOUNT, HENCE A FOREIGNER IS NEEDED IN THIS .
 TRANSACTION.
 
 I PRESENTLY HAVE AN OVER INVOLCED CONTRACT PAYMENT OFUSD38.5M(THIRTY-EIGHT
MILLION,


FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES DOLLAR) WHICH HAS REMAIN UNCLAIMED SINCE
1997,


MY SUPERIOR IN THIS  PRESENDENCY HAVE MANDATED ME TO PRESENT A HONEST
FOREIGNER WHO CAN
CONVENIENTLY PROTECT THIS FUND FOR US IN HIS COUNTRY'S BANK
ACCOUNT.
 
 I SINCERELY BELIEVE THAT YOU CAN BE OF GREAT ASSISTANCE TO US. THIS
 IS  WHY I AM CONTACTING YOU AND ALSO REQUESTING FOR YOUR
 DISCRETION, MATURITY AND CO-OPERATION.
 
 
 MY SUPERIOR HAS COMPLETED ALL ADMINISTRATIVE STEPS
 TO SEE THAT THIS FUND RECEIVES ALL THE REQUESTED
 APPROVALS IMMEDIATELY YOU GIVE ME THE GO AHEAD.
 
 ALL I NEED FROM YOU ARE THE FOLLOWING:
 
 (1) BANK ACCOUNT NUMBER.
 
 (2) NAME AND FULL ADDRESS OF YOUR NORMINATED BANK WITH
 TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS.
 
 (3) YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX NUMBERS FOR EASY
 COMMUNICATION BETWEEN US.
 
 I WILL SEND YOU BY FAX DETAILS OF THE CONTRACT
 EXECUTED SOON AFTER I RECEIVE YOUR EMAIL REPLY FIRST. 

 YOU WILL BE ENTITLED TO 30% OF THE TOTAL  FUND IMMEDIATELY WE
 ARRIVE YOUR COUNTRY FOR SHARING.10% WILL COVER ALL MISCALLANEOUS
 EXPENSES  WE MAY INCUR BOTH HERE AND IN YOUR  COUNTRY.
 PLEASE ENDEAVOUR TO REACH ME FOR MORE  DETAILS. DO NOT HESITATE TO
 SEND ME AN EMAIL OR A FAX MESSAGE AND CALL AS SOON AS POSSIBLE.

 I SINCERELY COUNT ON YOUR ASSISTANCE, REMEMBER I AM A HIGHLY PLACED  
 OFFICIAL AND EXPECT ABSOLUTE CONFIDENTIALITY FROM YOU IN ORDER TO 
 PROTECT OUR PERSONAL INTEGRITY AND HONOUR FROM FOREIGN JOURNALIST WHO 
 SEEK TO DESTROY MEMBER OF OUR RULING CIVILIAN GORVERNMENT.
 
 
 THIS TRANSACTION IS HITCH-FREE, SO YOU NEED NOT
 ENTERTAIN ANY FEAR AT ALL.
 
 
 I EXPECT YOUR REPLY IMMEDIATELY.
 BEST REGARDS,
 
 DR. ADE INNOCENT.

 


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