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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)
  • "hundred thousand united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
  • "transaction is risk free" (almost true for the criminal - arrests of online criminals are rare)
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Fraud email example:

From: marius zimanas <mariuszimanas10@yahoo.co.uk>
Reply-To: maruiszimanas@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Sat, 7 Apr 2007 11:27:38 +0100 (BST)
Subject: From Marius


Dear Friend,
Permit me to introduce myself as the Head of delegation to the World Bank in West Africa, sub-region. (Oil quota in OPEC), by my position, I am the link-man between the OPEC and the Petroleum Exporting countries of West Africa States.
Through the sale of our allocated oil quota by OPEC, I was able to make a personal commission of Eighty Million, Six Hundred Thousand United States Dollars Only (US$80.6M) and this fund is currently deposited with a Financial Bank PLC, in Benin Republic.
My position as a civil servant does not allow me to own up to the above stated fund as it was prohibited under law and that is my reason for contacting you seeking your sincere assistance to claim this fund, invest it and manage it pending when I resign my service with the World Bank to manage the investment. If you can do this for me, I shall send you the deposit documents which shall be changed in your name as the bona-fide beneficiary.
I am aware of the global monitoring of all large financial movements since the September 11 attack in America and for this reason, I will engage a lawyer who will secure a classified clearance documents from the relevant agencies to exonerate the fund from drug, laundering or terrorist related proceed. I shall give you 20% of this fund for your assistance.
I assure you that this transaction is risk free as I have worked out all the modalities and have all it takes to protect our reputations and the fund.
Kindly keep this vital business information top secret from the third party, the head of the World Bank, American, Paul Wolfowitz has been a threat since he came to office, I do not want to loss my work and long services entitlements.
If you are interested in this, kindly respond with your full name, address and phone/fax numbers so that we communicate and work everything out.
I wait to hear from you soonest.
Kind regards,
Mr.Marius Z. G.Attah
Tel: 009 233 24 910 72 78



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