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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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Fraud email example:

From: "Oladimeji Afolabi" <olaafolabi1@msn.com>
Date: Sun, 12 Jun 2005 23:20:50 +0000
Subject: PROPOSAL

Dear friend

I am the son of an immediate past Internal affairs Minister of
the Federal Republic of Nigeria who was removed from office
because of an alledged US$214million fraud when he was a member
of the nationl identity card scheme in the country.Unfortunately
he died while facing the trial due to shock arising from
his arraingment in the Independent and Corrupt Practices
Commission (ICPC). Then the government decided to freeze his
accounts at home and abroad

I am using this medium to solicit for your assistnce
in transferring some huge amount of money my father
deposited in a security firm in Europe,as of date this
funds are yet to be discorvered.Based on this you are
to assist in transferring the funds to your own
personal accounts from where we shall invest the
funds in a legitimate business so that it cannot be
traced to my father.If you are willing to assist you
will have 20% of the total sum and a further 20% of
whatever investment we go into. Part of my father's
share which he deposited in the security company
in Europe is US$48,000,000.00 ( FORTY EIGHT MILLION
US DOLLARS ONLY).

I do not need to spell out the importance of the need
for secrecy considering the volatile nature of the
matter and the parties involved.We assume that most of
our phone and fax lines will be tapped so,if you are
willing to asist you are to list your phone and fax
number so I can contact you.This is important as we
will have to talk about the modalities of the
transfer.

Time is of great essence in this matter so if I do not
hear from you within the next three days, I will take
it that you are not interested and will solicit for a
new partner.

Please contact me through my confidential e-mail:
(olaafolabi2005@yahoo.co.uk)

Waiting to hear from you,

Oladimeji Afolabi.

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