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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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• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Ben Colly" <bencolly_2@msn.com>
Reply-To: bencolly@myway.com
Date: Fri, 24 Feb 2006 00:55:03 +0000
Subject: PLEASE IT IS URGENT.

Dear Respectful One,

Please bear with me for now and do not ask me too many questions. what i
have may be of interest to you. it is a business proposal that will be
beneficial to you and i. I am encouraged by your being stationed in a better
country which automatically boosts your level of exposure and capacity to
consumate this business.

My ministry, Federal Ministry of Health and Social Services {FMHSS} awarded
a contract of (US$115,800,000.00) to a foreign firm. For the supply and
installation of Scan Machines, x-ray machines, E.C.G. Machines, Fetus Heart
and Fasting Blood Sugar Machines for University Teaching Hospitals all over
the Federation.

I and other members of my department (contract award committee), on cause of
writing the contract were able to over-invoice the contract sum to the tone
of (143,300,000.00). And it might also interest you to know that the
original contractors, who executed the contract, have not paid us the over
invoice amount since the completion of the contract. Now the company told us
that our over invoice amount is left with their security company in europe.
the over invoice sum is (27,500,000.00) for our mutual benefit.

I am now contacting you based on trust and your competence and I request you
to assist secure this fund and put it in safe keeping by accepting to
receive it through secure diplomatic means from the financial institution on
our behalf and invest part of this fund in a lucrative sector of investment
in your country and you will manage and act as a trustee to the investment
and also we are willing to buy or invest in any existing business that
requires Capital.

You may open a separate bank account in any country of your choice for this
purpose if you wish, Meanwhile all arrangements to conclude this business
properly will be organized and further action awaits your response to this
request,To enable us commence immediately as a matter of urgency,respond
fast.

I will give you more personal details of me and the transaction on your
reply to this request.

Regards,

BEN COLLY.

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