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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 sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Eta Vincent" <vineta_001@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: vineta001@yahoo.com
Date: Tue, 03 Apr 2007 19:30:11 +0000
Subject: Urgent Assistance

Dear Sir/Madam,

My name is Eta Vincent, i am a south-African
National, I work as the Head of Logistic Dept to
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY LTD here in
Accra- Ghana.i decided to contact you, to be my
partner in business so as to help me raise capital to
invest in a profitable business abroad. I have been
working with (D.S.V.C.) company for the past 6 years.
Within this period, I have watched With meticulous
interest how African heads of states and government
functionaries have been using DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND
VAULT COMPANY LTD to shift their money abroad.

They bring in, these Consignment of money and secretly
declare the content as, precious stones, family
treasure Etc.
The late Mobutu Seseko of Zaire, the late Gnassingbe
Eyadema of Togo, etc. These past heads of states and
president have hundreds of consignments
deposited with DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY
LTD. Their foreign partners, friends, and relatives,
have claimed most of this consignments. Alot of them
are still
unclaimed for as much as 10years; nobody may ever come
for them, Because in most cases, the documents of
deposit are never available to any body except the
depositor, and most of them are dead. Since the
inception of the 2000 millennium,
DIPLOMATIC SECURITY AND VAULTS COMPANY LTD ,
management changed the policy/procedure of claims of
consignments.
That as on as you are able to produce all the secret
information as contained in the secret file of any
Consignment, it will be released to you upon demand.
The late Jonas Savimbi has over 7 Consignments,
deposited with several names and codes. 4 of this
consignment have been claimed in past (10) Ten months,
after his Death in Angola. I have finished every
arrangement as to the claim, for you to come and claim
consignments, No.1201 containing $15 million Dollars
and No.1202 containing $22 million Dollars, My plan is
to supply you with all the information and documents
regarding the Deposit of the Consignment by Fax.
Nobody will ever know I am involved in this deal in
the company. I’ll suggest upon conclusion, we share
70-30.
I assure you that the business have been planned for 3
years now, and it is very secure.

Best Regards
Vincent

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