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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:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UK" <standardcharteredbanksl9@msn.com>
Reply-To: standardcharteredbank_benbruce@OfficeEmail.net
Date: Wed, 08 Feb 2006 10:48:16 +0000
Subject: FROM MR.BEN BRUCE DIRECTOR STANDARD CHARTERED BANK LTD.UK.

Dear Sir/Madam,

I am Mr Ben Bruce , An asset Manager with STANDARD CHARTERED BANK U.K. LTD.

I am directly responsible for Classified Assets and Projects.

I came to solicit for your hand as an investment partner in your country. A new management has recently acquired the Bank (UK) United Kingdom and under classified projects,which I head, funds were earmarked for rehabitation of the affected war area and the oil sector under the old management.

These funds worth $106Million USD have long since been cleared and released for payments to contractors,which I as the Manager has already done.

Meanwhile,there is a balance of $10.6m left over from these funds which I want to transfer to an offshore foreign account for subsequent investment in which i want you to manage for me untill i retired from the services.

I want this transfer done within the next two weeks before the auditors of the new management starts work, so if you can bear as beneficiary of these funds on my behalf first, you will retain 15% of the total amount $10.6m, 5% will be for expenses incure in the process of the transfer for both parties while 80% will be mapped out for the investment in any viable business in your country or someother secure country as you might advise.

Please acknowledge the receipt of this letter and I will bring you into the total pre - requisite of the transfer.

Only trust and transparent honesty and secrecy can make the reality of this transaction /investment.

I wait to hear from you over your further interest in actualising this important negotiation.

Till I hear from you.

Best regards,

Mr Ben Bruce.

Please do not reply to the address you get this mail from as i do not want the domain host to be awear that am using it to contact you for security reasons, reply to ( standardcharteredbank_benbruce@OfficeEmail.net ) and God bless you for assisting me on this project Amen.

DIRECTOR STANDARD CHARTERED BANK UK. LTD.

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