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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:
  • "from the desk of" (a common phrase found in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: "Tony Elumelu" <tonyelumelu@msn.com>
Reply-To: frankobibiz1000@yahoo.co.uk
Date: Thu, 13 Oct 2005 09:41:34 +0000
Subject: BUSINESS RELATIONSHIP.

FROM THE DESK OF:
MR FRANK OFFOR
NIGERIA NATIONAL PETROLEUM COPORATION
FALOMO, IKOYI-LAGOS NIG.

ATTN:Sir/madam,

I am the chairman (Contract awarding committe) in Nigerian National Petroleum Co-operation(N.N.P.C), federal ministry of petroleum resources, Nigeria I am in search of an agent to assist us in the transfer of ($10M)TEN MILLION UNITED STATES DOLLARS .

NOTE: Both of us as a team will work together and the bank will contact you and transfer the fund into your account in lessthan 48hours.

And  subsequent investment in properties in your country.You will be required to:

(1) Assist in the transfer of the said sum

(2) Advise on lucrative areas of investment

(3) Assist us in purchase of properties.

If you decide to render your service to us in this regard, 20% of the total sum will be offerred to you.

PLEASE SEND REPLY TO INDICATE YOUR WILLINGNESS IN ASSISTING US SO THAT I  WILL SECURE ALL THE LEGAL DOCUMENT ON YOUR BEHALF AS THE ORIGINAL BENEFICIARY OF THE FUND AND DIRECT YOU ON THE BANK THAT WILL PAY US IN LONDON:

PLEASE SEND TO MR THE FOLLOWING DETAILS IF YOU ARE INTRESTED TO WORK WITH US.

1) DIRECT TELEPHONE AND FAX  NUMBERS

2)OCCUPATION

THANKS FOR YOUR ANTICIPATED ASSISTANCE.

YOURS SINCERELY,

MR FRANK OFFOR.

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