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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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: HON DR MORKAH <amorlah777@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: odigobest@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 21 Feb 2006 11:09:00 +05-30
Subject: PROPOSAL TO TRANSFER MONEY FOR INVESTMENT


STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL

Attn.
Sir,
It will be very surprising to you to receive a letter of this nature from me when you don't know me before.I am a parliamentarian from the Federal Republic of Nigeria.I was a member of the Senate from the year 19 99-2003.During my tenure as a Senator, a contract was awarded to my constituency for a road construction under my suppervision and the contract was valued at
$18m, eighteen million United States Dollars.This amount was inflated to $40m, million United States Dollars. through my connection in the house of senate having settle my coleagues.Since my exit from the parliament, I have been keeping a good watch to see if
there will be any inquries to the payment.This contract has been satisfy done and payment has been made to the contracttor that did the work.Inview of this I wish
to ask you to provide an account to which the balance $22m twenty two million United States Dollars can be paid into either in your country or an account from any other country that you may wish. for providing an account you will be entitle to 30% of the total money while 60%
will be for me and the balance %10 will be set aside for any expences that may be incured during the process of enrouting the money to your account.I wish to invest my 60% through you in your place.
For your urgent responds.
Best Regards,
HON DR MORKAH ODIMA

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