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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "diplomatic courier" ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "divine okoye" <divineokoye01@msn.com>
Reply-To: divineokoye22@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Wed, 23 Nov 2005 14:15:00 +0000
Subject: RESPOND NEEDED

Dear Sir,
JOINT VENTURE OVERSEAS (STRICTLY CONFIDENTIAL)
I am the Group Marketing Director, Nigerian NationalPetroleum Corporation,
NNPC. I ve the confidence thatyou can be of immense assistance to me in
thisbusiness of mutual benefit.
I have the sum of of Thirty Million United States ofAmerica Dollars
($30million) deposited with a
finance house overseas. I wish to investthis money in your country; hence I
am soliciting for
your partnership in a joint venture. You will travelto the fund base to meet
the officials of the
finance house; there you will complete allNecessary formalities and be taken
to their affiliate
bank where the fund will be handed over to you. Youwill invest, manage the
fund and the proceed therefrom until I retire from public service.

This fund is accrual from over invoiced and inflatedcontracts executed by
foreign contractors in the
previous years in NNPC. The actual contract sum hadbeen paid to the
contractors and this amount
($30,0000,000) is the over invoiced difference. We,public servants are not
allowed to own foreign bankaccount while in office, hence this money was
movedout through diplomatic courier using my officialPosition. This is the
only way we make good moneywhile in office.
I will send you all relevant document andgive you overseas contact for
confirmationimmediately you respond and confirm your interest.Send me your
private telephone, fax and cell phonenumbers to enable me give you details
and also discussyour percentage share for your assistance.
Keep this transaction an utmost secret to protect myPosition in office. Your
urgent response will be
appreciated.

Yours faithfully,
Engr Divine Okoye
234 8033323423

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