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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: mrk jeff <rev_fr_jeff_mark@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 19 Dec 2005 05:27:57 -0800 (PST)
Subject: IMMEDIATE RESPONSE


DEAR Sir/Madam,

TRANSFER OF US$9.5000.00 MILLION INTO A PERSONAL/COMPANY'S OFFSHORE ACCOUNT

Based on the information gathered from the Ministry of Trade and
Industry,we intend to solicit your assistance on this transaction with
you on the assumption that you will not disappoint us.

We have Nine Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States
Dollars (US$9,500,000.00) which we made over time from over inflated
contracts in my Ministry (Federal Ministry of Health and Social
Services Lagos Nigeria

We are seeking your assistance and permission to remit this amount
into your account or any other nominated account you can provide for
us.Your commission will be 20% of the total sum, 10% for expenses and
the remaining 70% is for my colleagues and myself.

Could you please notify me of your acceptance to carry out this
transaction urgently by e-mail only on the receipt of this message.
Kindly, acknowledge the receipt of this letter by sending to me by
email a copy of this letter with your private Tel. And Fax number.
I shall in turn inform you of the modalities for a formal application
to secure the necessary approvals for the immediate release of
this fund into your account.
NB; I can still provide other way to send this fund tou through a Diplomatic Courier Service to Holland, Spain or London, base on how you want it.

Thanks for your co-operation.

Yours faithfully,
Mark Jeff










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