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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:
  • "million 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)
  • "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: fred ebereawa <fredebereawa@yahoo.com>
Date: Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:30:47 -0800 (PST)
Subject: urgent reply please


Dear sir, I have received vital and useful information about you, I am satisfied with such useful information's.Very pleased to be in contact with you, for the possibility of accepting my urgent proposal to you. Please note that I don't have anything to hide for you, irrepecstive that I have not seen you in person but because of the source I got your particulars, I confidently believed that you will never betray the confidence I have reposed in you. I am convinced that Nigerian Chamber of Commerce will never give me any contact that is not reliable. Please note that I did not disclose this transaction to anybody accept you and my two committee members hence you should Keep this transaction secretly to yourself. My name is CHIEF FRED AWAZIE.I am the chairman of the investigating committee for the Niger Delta Crisis involving the foreign oil firms {Mobil oil, Elf oil,AGIP oil,L.N.G},and the Federal Government of Nigeria on the Delta Region. Furthermore, by virtue of my positio!
n in this
committee,I and my colleagues has been able to negotiate out for ourself a total sum of twenty-four million United States Dollars, {$24,000,000}, which we want to transfer into a reliable/save account outside Nigeria. These money accrued as a result of fund allocation given as compensation inrespect to the damages in the Niger Delta region, which was caused by Foreign expatriate working in the communities that was affected. The communities demand for compensation to there farmlands, Which has been ecologically destroyed by the activities of these expatriate companies. The Government on its part submitted a bill of 14%support derivation for the Niger delta which the National assembles passed into law. The oil companies on their part will compensate the Communities on an agreed percentage {%}. Which we negotiated between the oil firms and the community's representatives. Though the payment will be made installmentally through a period of six months under our supervision.Durin!
g the
process of negotiation with both parties,we were able to set aside the twenty-four million Dollars {$24'000'000}, For our own use. But as you know the civil service rule and regulation ACT of 1999,prohibits civil servants from having foreign account,that is why I am soliciting your assistance to provide for me your account particulars, Where these money will be transferred quietly without attracting much tax and can be easily withdrawn without raising eyebrows. Besides,if you would want to discuss with me in person first,then you can arrange to come to Nigeria for face to face meeting. If you will play this role, of providing the receiving account, and at the same time pledge your honesty not to double cross us at the end of the transaction, we will be willing to give you only 20% ofthe total sum at the successful conclusion of the transfer. Please do confirm to me via e-mail your acceptance and particulars of your bank so that I will commence action and will be keeping you!
posted
on every development. Please also feel free to ask questions where necessary for further clarification. Finally, this transaction is 100% risk free and I am perfectly in control. With hope my explanation should be clear to your understanding I look forward to having profitable business relationship with you. Thank you for your anticipated co-operation.Please feel free to call me. 234-80-343-89362 Yours Faithfully, CHIEF FRED AWAZIE.

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