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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:
  • "please indicate your interest" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
  • "abuja" (a location commonly mentioned 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: "james oni" <jamesoni@blackglobalnetwork.net>
Reply-To: jamesoni1000@myway.com
Date: Mon, 31 Jul 2006 07:36:50 -0500
Subject: Kindest Attention: Sir/Madam



        

 
   
Kindest Attention: Sir/Madam,
I am James Oni,The Secetary General to the former Senate President
Senator Pius Anyim, of the Federal Republic of Nigeria, Though this
proposal may come as a surprise to you as we have not met in any way
before.
  I got your contact address through your country business Guide and
feel you will serve as a reliable source to be used to achieve this
aim, by trusting under your care the total sum of Fifteen Million,Five
Humdred Thousand  US dollars (US $15.5M).
  This money I want to invest into any business of your choice in your
country was acquired through the Construction Of the newly completed
Abuja National Stadium which was used for the just concluded All
African Games ( COJA )Abuja 2003. During the time the contract was to
be awarded to a foreign ! contractor, I used my position and office
then as the Parmenent Secetary to the Senate President to over invoice
the sum of USD15.5M from the maincontract sum.
  The Construction of the Stadium have been complete and commissioned
the contractor have been paid, this over invoiced amount (USD15.5M) is
what I want to trust under your care for lucrative investment of your
choice in your country.
  As a secetary to the former Senate President, l find it very
difficult to invest such amount of money in my country due to my
position in the Government as such amount of money may attract some
suspicion which may lead to my arrest,that is why I need your urgent
assistance, Please indicate your interest in the area of a lucrativ
business viability in your country.
  For working with me to actualize this transaction, I will give to
you 30% of the total fund while 10% will be used to settle every
monetary expenses in the course of this transaction and the remaining
60% will be for me.The proposal should be kept strictly confidential
due to my positin in the Government.
  Please indicate your interest by providing mewith your private
direct phone line / fax number. Be reat assured you that all we be
well at the end of this transaction.
 All necesary information about this transaction should be directed
via mail to me .
 Thanks and God bless you.
 James Oni.

   
 



 

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