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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:
  • "transfer into your account" (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)
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "tony briggs" <tonybriggs@bandalibre.com>
Reply-To: tonybriggs33@yahoo.it
Date: Fri, 01 Feb 2008 01:48:44 -0300
Subject: OVER DUE CONTRACT PAYMENT


MARINA,LAGOS-NIGERIA.
INTERNATIONAL TRANSFER.
LEICESTER CURRENCY
CHEQUE/DRAFT DEPARTMENT
TELEGRAM: FBNFOREX


Dear:Sir/Ma,

I am Mr,Tony Briggs, Director allocation
department from the (First
Bank of Nigeria Plc,)Lagos Branch.my
officemonitors and controls the affairs of
all banks and financialinstitutions in
Nigeria concerned with foreign
claimpayments.

I am the final signatory to anytransfer or
remittance of huge funds
moving within banks both on the local and
internationallevels in line with foreign
claim settlement.

I have before me list of funds, which could
not be transferred to some nominated
accounts as these accounts have been
identified either as ghost accounts,
unclaimed deposits andover-invoiced sum etc.

0n this note, I wish to have a deal with
you as regards to an unpaid fund. I have a
file before me and the data's are correct
and un-tampered.

As it is my duty to recommend the transfer
of these surplus funds to the Federal
Government Treasury and Reserve Accounts as
unclaimed deposits,I have the opportunity
to write you based on the instructions I
received two days ago from the Foreign
Debts reconciliation dept to submit the
List of payment reports /expenditures and
audited reports of revenues.

Among several others, I have decided to
remit your claim sum following my idea that
we can have a deal/agreement and I am going
to do this legally.

My conditions:
1. The sum of USD$9.7M only will be
transfer into your account after the
proccessing of all relevant legal documents
with your name as the bonfide
beneficary,the transfer will be made by
Draft or telegraphic Transfer (T/T),
confirmablein 3 working days.
2. This deal must be kept secret forever,
and all correspondence will be strictly by
email / telephone, for security purposes.
3. There should be no third parties as most
problem associated with your fund release
are caused by your agents or representative.
If you AGREE with my conditions, l advise
you to send the following:
A: Your Full name and address
B: Your direct telephone number
and the transfer will commence without
delay as I will proceed to fix your name on
the Payment schedule instantly to meet the
three days mandate.
I hope you don't reject this offer and have
this funds transferred.

Waiting for your reply soon.

Faithfully

Mr,Tony Brigss.

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