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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 friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Johnson Okoh" <johnsonokoh1965@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: johnsonokoh@myway.com
Date: Fri, 17 Feb 2006 16:22:19 +0000
Subject: Urgent Proposal

Dear Friend,

I know you might have been receiving mails from people for one thing or the
other, but this mail is different.

I am a Manager of a bank in the eastern part of the Nigeria (Union Bank of
Africa). I am contacting you in respect of 15.5Million Dollars in deposit by
George Smith, who happen to be the leader of the troop of Biafra solders.

He deposited this amount and ever since then, there have been no one who has
come for this fund.

All I want from you is to be the beneficiary of the fund. All arrangement
for the transfer of the fund has been completed.

So please if you are interested, Kindly send me the following particulars.

1: Your Name and Contact Address

2: Your Telephone and Fax Number (Personal Number)

3: Your Bank Particulars so as to inform on the transfer of the money into
your account


30% of the Total fund for you the owner of the account, 10% for Expenses
both local and International. So please I need your urgent response.


Thanks.


Johnson Okoh.

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