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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:
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "FUNKE BALOGUN" <funke_balogun@computermail.net>
Date: Wed, 11 Jan 2006 17:06:06 +0000
Subject: DEAR FRIEND

Dear Friend,
 
 
As matters of urgency, I decided to write you this email, though I am
very sorry for any language you might find disturbing or not pleasing
to you. I never wish to engage myself in this before now.
 
I am Alhaja Funke  Balogun, the wife of the out going Inspector General
of Police of Nigeria (IG) MR.Tafa Balogun though series of grafted
Allegations leveled against him by the presidency because of personal
difference between him and the president. Please read this Allegation
news maybe it my might make meaning of what I am trying to say.
 
http://odili.net/news/source/2005/jan/23/520.html
 
http://www.independentng.com/news/nnjan250501.htm
 
I sincerely beg for your pardon, haven known what this kind of mail
might signify to you, as a result of Nigeria image abroad. Even though
I never would have believe i will find myself in a situation of

sending What you might regard as unsolicited mail i am   begging to

assist me in investing this sum of amount of money which is

(US$15.5MILLION (FIFTEEN MILLION FIVE HUNDRED THOUSAND UNITED STATES

DOLLARS) in a security firm before the presidency get aware of this.
 
Hope as there is nothing I can do now because we can't afford to loose
this kind of money to the presidency, as this will bring us more
trouble.
And at the end, become personal fund of the president and few
governments Individual like the fund they got from the late president
Sanni Abacha's accounts ranking billions.
In simple terms, I want to beg you for an assistance in helping my
husband and I accommodate this money for investment purposes we have

withdraw from our account and been deposited in a Finance company.
 
We are ready to issue documents for this transfer as money payable
For business transaction.
Please there is no need for any fear what so ever as this fund was not
directly attached to my husband name but my first family name.
Sir/Madam, if this mail makes any meaning to you and you wish to
assist us, kindly contact me.
 
 
Finally, if you wish to know me and my husband better, our personal
information or pictures can still be sent to you.
 
As soon as I hear from you I will forward your info to our family
lawyer, he is in the position to tell you what you will do as soon as
possible for this fund to be in your position for investment.
 
I seek for your co-operation in this arrangement.
 
Thanks,
 
Alhaja. Funke  Balogun

 

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