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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:
  • "dear friend" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  
• This email lists free webmail addresses. Use of such addresses is typical for scams. Lotteries, banks and any but the smallest of companies do not normally use such addresses. Criminals use them to anonymously send and receive email at Internet cafes.
  • m.briggs1957@yahoo.co.uk

Fraud email example:

From: "mb.sons_ltd@terra.es" <mb.sons_ltd@terra.es>
Date: Fri, 4 Aug 2006 13:06:45 +0200 (MEST)
Subject: Re: Investments and family relocation


Dear Friend,

I am contacting you for two purposeful reasons. First is that I will like my family to relocate to the United states or any good country outside here.Second is to guide my son through to good business establishments and investments like mechanical and some contracting business on higher levels. I will be glad if you will honour my proposal.


I have just been released from detention on some unfounded allegation of which i am innocent and has also been placed under surveillance of which I can not travel out of the country for now due to the allegations leveled against me while in office as the Managing director of the bank of the north Nig. Plc some years ago of which I am facing litigations right now. During the time I was with the bank I made several loans to various oil firms and in return I was given various sums as gratifications. If you are conversant with world news, you would understand better. During this period I was able to make some good money for myself and kept in a private security finance accounts overseas as personal effects. Out of the money over time which I made I kept a substantial part in a Private security firm outside my country in Europe and I kept it in the vaults of this firm as personal effects. The reason is because no names were used to lodge in the vaults containing the funds. Instead, I used PERSONAL IDENTIFICATION NUMBERS (PIN)and declared the contents as Bearer Bonds and Treasury Bills. Also the firm issued me with the deposit documents and receipts of the vault leasing. On receipt of your reply, we shall discuss more on your involvement, gains and interests.


Please send me an immediate reply to my private email address of m.briggs1957@yahoo.co.uk and let me know your willingness to assist me on this matter and for us to discuss further.

Regards,

Michael Briggs and family





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