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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: "frank abu" <frankabu00@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: frankabu06@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Tue, 13 Feb 2007 11:42:19 +0100
Subject: LETTER OF INTENT

Kindest Attention: Sir/Madam,
I am Frank Abu,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 main contract 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 me with 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.
Frank Abu.

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