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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: "jude anaele" <jude2327anaele@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 23 Aug 2005 11:42:28 +0000
Subject: let u discuss business first

From The Desk of Anaele Jude
Financial Controller National Coal
Corporation {NCC}.
NO.1221 Adeniyi Jones, PMB 8964,
Victoria Island, Lagos-Nigeria.
Email: anaelejude01@box.az
Dear Good Friend,
I am Anaele Jude. Financial Controller, National Coal Corporation
{NCC} .Please 1 writes to know if you could assist me to handle this
transfer arrangement.There is a reform in our banking industry and i
will not be possible for me to deposit huge amount in any account here
being a civil servant’s have an over inflated sum of money from
Contracts awarded to a Chinese company. The Chinese company has
executed the contract and has been paid but the inflated sum is what I
want to transfer to a foreign account since it has become difficult for
me to deposit it into any account here.

Please I seek your trustworthiness so that I will convey the money to
you for investment for my children. I have made all arrangement on how
the fund {$10 million} will be conveyed to your account. It has been
arranged within a limited circle and there is nothing to worry about.
You will take 30% of the fund for your assistance. Please if you can
handle this, get back to me immediately via my email at: anaelejude01@box.az
I will not hesitate to inform you of the procedures and how to advance
to the claim of this contract entitlement. Hoping to hearing from you at
Your earliest convenience.

Thanks and God Bless.
Yours faithfully,
Anaele Jude
tel 234 803 3544207
NB: Please, as a matter of confidentiality, do send your subsequent
responses via my private email address as mentioned below:
anaelejude01box.az

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