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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: godwin orij <godwin600600orij@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 04:10:12 -0800 (PST)
Subject: BUSINESS PROPOSAL


FROM: MR GODWIN ORIJ
=20
Dear Friend, I am FRANK GODWIN chairman contract award committee for t=
he petroleum special trust fund.I know that these letters will come to yo=
u as a surprise since we have not met in person.
please bear with me. we are in search for a reliable and honest partne=
r abroad that we can entrust with the sum of us$35 million.(THIRTY FIVE M=
ILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS ONLY) These funds originated from contract w=
e executed for the petroleum trust fund (PTF) Purpose for the supply and =
installations of oil-pipeline to Port-Harcourt and Warri Refineries. This=
contract has been executed and full payments have been made to the contr=
actors who executed these contract leaving behind us$35 million as an ove=
r-invoice amount for we the committee members. In view of this, my collea=
gues have mandated me to look for a foreign partner abroad who will recei=
veThese fund on our behalf. Which means that you will provide us with any=
account of your choice where we can lodge these fund immediately.I will =
be visiting your country upon your confirmation in receipt of fund in you=
r nominated account to know you better and discuss investment or importat=
ion of goods back to our country. DISBURSEMENT OF
THE FUND IS AS FOLLOWS:30% of the total sum will be your shareWhile 60% =
will be for me and my colleagues 10% will be an outstanding amount to set=
tle any incurred expenses during the transfer. WE ASSURE YOU THAT THIS TR=
ANSACTION IS 100% RISK FREE AND VERY LEGITIMATE AS ALL MODALITIES HAVE BE=
EN PERFECTED BY US WITH OUR CONNECTION IN GOVERNMENT What matters most is=
honesty on your side and for you to keep everything confidential until t=
his fund is dully remitted into your nominated account. If this business =
interests you, please do not hesitate to email me as a matter of urgency =
with your contact phone and fax numbers so that I can give you more detai=
ls. Cheers and God bless you.
MR GODWIN ORIJ

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