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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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Fraud email example:

From: "olabodecole"<infos_herbert1@myway.com>
Reply-To: olabodecole_1979@yahoo.com
Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 08:51:43 -0500 (EST)
Subject: URGENT SUPPLY PROPOSAL


I am Chief Olabode Cole, a consultant with the Action Congress (AC) a political party under wish platform the VICE PRESIDENT OF NIGERIA has been nominated as the parties Presidential Candidate for the 2007 general elections.Our quest to contact you was informed by the fact that the ruling PEOPLES DEMOCRACTIC PARTY (PDP) is currently frustrating all our activities all in the bid to perpetrate power. This has made the production of electoral materials very impossible.We therefore solicit your assistance in the urgent production/supply of some electoral campaign materials such as FACE CAPS, T-SHIRTS etc to enable this party achieve here dreams and aspirations of producing the next PRESIDENT of this country come 2007.Please note that the party has approximately US$300,000,000.00 (THREE HUNDRED MILLION UNITED STATE DOLLARS) budget for this job and shall be paid in phases upon possible negotiations and contract duly awarded.Our estimated time frame for the entire supply is three
months from the date of contract award. If you are interested in participating in this supply deal, kindly furnish us with the below listed details.1. NAME OF COMPANY.2. ADDRESS OF COMPANY.3. COMPANY PROFILE4. REFFERENCE OF PAST CONTRACT EXECUTED.5. PRIVATE TELEPHONE AND FAX AND EMAIL ADDRESS FOR FURTHER CORRSPONDENCE.We count on your corporation and understanding in this matter as we wait in anticipation for your fast response.Regards,Chief Olabode Cole

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