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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: "Shola Anu" <shola_anu02@msn.com>
Date: Fri, 11 Nov 2005 11:20:15 +0000
Subject: Thanks and God bless

Dear Friend

How are you today? Hope all is well with you and your family? I hopethis
mail meets you in a perfect condition. I am using this opportunity to thank
you for your great effort to our unfinished transfer of fund into your
account due to one reason or the other best known to you. But I want to
inform you that I have successfully transferred the fund out of my bank to
someone else account who was capable of assisting me in this great venture.

Due to your effort, sincerity, courage and trustworthiness you showed at the
course of the transaction I want to compensate you and show my gratitude to
you with the sum of$750,000.00. I have authorized the finance house where I
deposited my money to issue you international certified bank draft cashable
at your bank. My dear friend I will like you to contact the finance house
for the collection of this international certified bank draft. The name and
contact address of the finance house is as follows.

UNION FINANCE & SECURITIES PLC
Telephone: +234-8027707802
Email: union_finance_securities@yahoo.it
Chief Operating Officer: Mr.Seyi Elvis

At the moment, I'm very busy here because of the investment projects which
myself and my new partner are having at hand. Finally, remember that I have
forwarded instruction to the finance house on your behalf to send the bank
draft to you as soon as you contact them without delay. Please I will like
you to accept this token with good faith as this is from the bottom of my
heart.

Thanks and God bless you and your family. Hope to hear from you soon.

Your brother

Shola Anu



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