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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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• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "is 100% risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "PATRICK OBI" <patrickobi@msn.com>
Reply-To: patobi@mixmail.com
Date: Sun, 08 Jan 2006 11:39:29 +0000
Subject: PLEASE RESPONSE NEEDED

SIR,


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL


WE ARE MEMBERS OF A SPECIAL COMMITTEE FOR BUDGET AND PLANNING OF THE
NIGERIAN NATIONAL PETROLEUM CORPORATION (NNPC). THIS COMMITTEE WAS
COMMISSIONED BY THIS PRESENT GOVERMENT OF PRESIDENT OLUSEGUN OBASANJO DUE TO
CONTRACT SCAM TO THE TUNE OF US$2.3 .(TWO BILLION, THREE HUNDRED MILLION
UNTED STATES DOLLARS)INVOLING THE IMMEDIATE BY MINSTER TO REVIEW ALL
CONTRACTS THAT WERE AWARDED DURING THE MINISTER’S TENURE .IT IS PRINCIPALLY
CHARGED WITH THE VERIFICATION OF ALL CONTRACTS AWARDED DURING THOSE PERIOD
WITH A VIEW TO DIFFERTIATING REAL CONTRACT FROM THE BOGUS ONES, VETT AND
MAKE THE NECESSARY RECOMMENDATION FOR PAYMENT.

CONSEQUENTLY,WITH OUR POSITIONS, WE HAVE SUCCESSFULLY SECURED FOR OURSELVES
THE SUM OF TEN MILLION, FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATE DOLLARS
(US$10.5M). THIS AMOUNT WAS CAREFULLY MANIPULATED BY OVER-INVOICING OF AN
OLD CONTRACT.THEREFORE,BASED ON INFORMATION GATHERED ABOUT YOU, WE BELIEVE
YOU WOULD BE IN A POSITION TO HELP OR FRONT FOR US IN TRANSFERING THIS FUND
(US$10.5M) INTO A SAFE ACCOUNT OUTSIDE MY COUNTRY SINCE IT IS AN OFFENCE IN
MY COUNTRY FOR ANY GOVERMENT OFFICIAL TO OWN A FOREIGN BANK ACCOUNT .

MOREOVER, IT HAS BEEN AGREED THAT THE OWNER OF THE ACCOUNT WILL BE
COMPENSATED WITH 30% OF THE REMITTED FUNDS, WHILE WE KEEP 60% AS THE
INITIATORS AND 10% WILL BE SET ASIDE TO OFFSET EXPENSES INCURRED IN THIS
TRANSACTION.

ALL MODALITIES OF THIS TRANSACTION HAVE BEEN CAREFULLY WORKED OUT AND ONCE
STARTED WILL NOT TAKE MORE THAN SEVEN (7) WORKING DAYS, WITH YOUR FULL
SUPPORT. THIS TRANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE.BE REST ASSURED OF SUCCESS.

IF THIS PROPOSAL SATISFIES YOU, PLEASE REACH US ONLY BY EMAIL TO ENABLE US
GIVE FULL DETAILS OF THE TRANSACTION. PLEASE, TREAT AS URGENT AND VERY
IMPORTANT.

YOURS FAITHFULLY,

MR. PATRICK OBIN



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