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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: "wisdon eze" <wisdoneze@ezezone.org>
Reply-To: wisdon_eze23@yahoo.com
Date: Mon, 29 Aug 2005 13:41:18 +0000
Subject: PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

PRIVATE AND CONFIDENTIAL

Federal Ministry of Finance Foreign Operations Dept
Suite 5b, Old Federal Secretariats Ikoyi Lagos.
TEL:234-80-34789854

Dear Sir,

I am WISDON EZE. working with department of Foreign Operations, Federal
Ministry of Finance. I got your contact through a search for an
international business partner. This transaction requires mutual
understanding, transparency and absolute trust to be executed. One Mr.
Pakir Kubani from India executed a contract with the
Federal Ministry of Aviation here in Nigeria, the contract worth is Thirty
Million, Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollar (US
$30.500,000.00), but on the process of transferring the money to him, he
died with his family in an earthquake disaster that occured in India.
Meanwhile this fund is presently in the Central Bank Vault. Nobody knows
what is going on execept me.This is the information of the contract executed
by Mr. Pakir Kubani. Contract Number: FMA/SLE/BIR/99Contract Sum: US
$30.500,000.00 Therefore, you will stand as the Trustee for the Original
Contractor. I will send to you the whole relevant documents that are
required in this transaction immediately you accept to co-operate with me.
Send to me your

(1) Private Telephone and Fax Numbers
(2) The name of company you wish to use.
(3) Your banking details to enable us start the deal

Immediately, I have decided to give you 45% of the fund for your
involvement, 5% will be for expenses, then 50% will be for me. This deal
is 100% risk free and needs maturity from all the parties involved. I
will be going for my retirement very soon. So I need this money to invest
in viable projects in your country or its environs.You shall arrange for
us to meet with you immediately after we transferred the money to you. I
am waiting for your urgent
response.

Best regards.
WISDON EZE

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