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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:
  • "hundred thousand 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: "steven noah" <steven_noah800@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: steven_noah008@yahoo.com
Date: Sat, 05 Nov 2005 17:41:57 +0000
Subject: GOOD DAY BUSINESS ASSISTANCE




Good day to you. With due regards,

I take the liberty to contact you for an urgent
business transaction which will be of immense benefit to all parties
concerned.
I am Mr STEVEN NOAH, the Chairman of the contract Tenders Board of
Nigeria National Petroleum Corporation, (NNPC). My committee has the
responsibility for the recommendation and award ofcontracts and supplies for
the NNPC.
In the course of our assignment, we did over-inflate the contracts for
some supplies to the NNPC as a result of which the sum ofUSD $25.8m (Twenty
five million, Eight Hundred Thousand United States Dollars only)is now
outstanding.
The original contractors who executed the jobs have since been fully
paid off,leaving this outstanding sum. Unfortunately, we as civil servants
are
not allowed to own or operate a foreign account and it is also not possible
for us
to withdraw the money here locally.
We therefore need your kind assistance to transfer this outstanding sum
of USD $25.8m to your account anywhere very safe. We shall compensate
you with 25% of the funds for your assistance after the transfer. We the
officials here shall have 65% while 10% will be set aside for any
incidental expenses.Please note that this transaction is absolutely
risk-free on
both sides since we are using our positions to facilitate it. All logistics
has
been carefully mapped out for a hitch free transaction. The new
civilian dispensation in Nigeria has given a most auspicious environment to
do
the transaction and all the record will be removed and destroyed
immediately after the transfer. We however demand that you keep the
transaction to yourself only until the funds arrive in your account.
You need to send us urgently the particulars of your Private or company
bank account where the funds will be transferred. As soon as we receive
this, we shall commence the process and it is expected to take 5
working days for thecomplete transfer to be effected. Send your response to
my
e-mail address above and include your private tel/fax number for ease
of communication.

Yours sincerely,
STEVEN NOAH.

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