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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: "Jonny Okonkwo" <acp750@msn.com>
Reply-To: rudyeze1@box.az
Date: Wed, 19 Oct 2005 09:17:05 +0000
Subject: Investment Proposal

Attn

In order to transfer out ( Thirty-Two Million Dollars) from our Bank
here in Abuja. I have the courage to look for a reliable and Honest Person
whom
will be capable for this important businessTransaction,believing that you
will
never let me down either now or in Future.

The owner of this account is mr Carlos M.Brown foreigner and the
manager Of petrol chemical service here in Abuja,a chemical engineer by
Proffession
and he died since 1990.the account has no other beneficiaryAnd
my Investigation proved to me as well that his company does not knowAnything
About this
account and the amount involved is (32,000,000.00)Dollars.

I want to transfer this money into a safe foreign account abroad but i Don't
know any foreigner,i know that this message will come to you as a Surprise
as we don't know our self before, but be sure that it is real A Genuine
business.

I believe in God that you will never let me down in this investment.
Your full contact phone and fax number and name will be necessary for this
Effect.

I await your response so as for us to proceed with the transaction.

Best regards

Mr Jonny Okonkwo

Auditor General
United Bank for Africa
Abuja.

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