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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)
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Fraud email example:

From: bceao bceao <bceao.bceao79@hotmail.fr>
Date: Tue, 14 Aug 2007 11:05:50 +0000
Subject: Hello my good friend.


Hello my good friend.
How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family?, You may not understand why this mail came to you. But if you do not remember me, you might have receive an email from me in the past regarding a multi-million-dollar business proposal which we never concluded.I am using this opportunity to inform you that this multi-million-dollar business has been concluded with the assistance of another partner from Japan who financed the transaction to a successful conclusion.
I thank you for your past great efforts and attempts to our unfinished transfer of fund into your account due to one reason or the other.
But I want to inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to my new partner's account in Japan that was capable of assisting me in this great venture.Due to your efforts, sincerity, courage and trust worthiness you showed during the course of the transaction, I am now compensating you with the total sum of US$920,000.00 in my little way to show my gratitude to you.
I left a certified cashier bank draft worth of US$920,000.00 cashable in any international/ national bank worldwide with my account officer for you.
My dear friend feel free to contact my Account Officer now on the email contact below Email : mark_ugboego01@yahoo.frName:Mr.Mark Ugboego
and ask him to release the Cashier Bank Draft of the US$920,000.00 to you as I have authorized him to release it to you whenever you contact him regarding for it.
Please accept the token gift with good faith as this is from the bottom of my heart. Also please comply with Mr.Mark Ugboego so that he will release the bank draft to you without any delay.
Thanks Yours trulyMr.Abudu Rasqak.
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