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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "dear sir/madam" (a standard Nigerian greeting phrase)
  • "a security company " (this will cost you money - be careful with upfront payments to anyone you only know through email, especially if they promise you a lot of money. Never ever send money by Western Union or MoneyGram to people you do not know personally. )
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: "Birnberg Peirce" <peirce01@gmail.com>
Date: Tue, 20 May 2008 11:39:08 +0100
Subject: Dear Sir/Madam


Dear Sir/Madam

I want you to patiently read this offer. I am .Birnberg Peirce, the
Head of Delegation to the World Bank in West Africa. I am the linkman
between the Organization For Petroleum Exporting Countries - OPEC and the
petroleum sector in a West African country. I also attend OPEC meetings
constantly in Geneva on the auspices of World Bank.

Through the sale of our allocated oil quota in OPEC, I was able to make
US$20Million, which is currently deposited in a Security company in Europe.
I want you to assist me to claim this money as I cannotclaim it directly
because I am still a civil servant, and the code of conduct bureau forbids
me to acquire such amount of money. It is on this basis that I am contacting
you for assistance, if you will be interested; claim documents have been
processed and will be sent to you. The documents with which the fund is
deposited will be changed to reflect you as the new beneficiary so that you
will be eligible to collect the fund on my behalf.

I will give you 25% of the fund for this assistance while 65% will be
for me and 10% will be for expenses that may be incurred on both sides. I am
aware of the international monitoring of all large-scale financialmovements
after the September 11th 2001 terrorist attack on America and to avoid any
state of financial investigation I will provide a classified clearance paper
from the relevant body, which will exonerate the money from drug, money
laundered or terrorist related proceed.

I want to assure you that there is no risk attached in this transaction.
Below are the information needed from you.



{1}. YOUR CONTACT ADDRESS
{2}. YOUR FULL NAME
{3}. YOU'RE AGE AND YOUR OCCUPATION.
{4}. YOUR IDENTIFICATION.
{5}. YOUR PRIVATE TELEPHONE NUMBER.
{6}. YOUR PRIVATE E-MAIL ADDRESS.

I await your prompt response to my mail.


Best regards,

Birnberg Peirce.

Anti-fraud resources:

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