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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:
  • "million united states dollars" (they want you to be blinded by the prospect of quick money, but the only money that ever changes hands in 419 scams is from you to the criminals)
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Fraud email example:

From: "suleman omani" <suleman_omani@hotmail.com>
Date: Tue, 03 Jan 2006 14:31:25 +0100
Subject: PLEASE I SOLICIT FOR YOUR ASSISTANCE

ATTN:

I have a profitable amount in an excess of FIFTY MILLION UNITED STATES
DOLLARS, which I seek your understanding and assistance in securing.You will
be rewarded with twenty percent of the total sum for your assistance.Please
can you assist me in this business transaction?
I am Alhaji suleman omani personal treasurer to CHIEF TAFA BALOGUN one of
the richest men in NIGERIA and owner of the following companies:
Chairman/CEO:Seapetroleum OIL COMPANY (Nigeria Most Largest indigenious Oil
Company)
Chairman/CEO:GROUP AFRICA DEVELOPMENT BANK (A well reputable financial
institution with its branches all over the AfRICA).
As a personal consultant to CHIEF TAFA BALOGUN, authority was handed over to
me in the transfer of money of an American oil merchant for his last very
confidential oil deal with my boss, CHIEF TAFA BALOGUN.Already the funds
have left the shores of Nigeria to an European bank where the final
crediting is expected to be carried out.While I was in the process of doing
so,my boss got arrested early this year and have now been finally jailed for
5 years a few weeks ago for his involvement in corruption and emblezements
of public funds
All I need from you is to stand as the beneficiary of the above quoted sum
and I will arrange for the documentations of this contract, which will
enable the European bank transfer the sum to you.I have decided to use this
sum to relocate to American continent and never to be connected to any of
CHIEF TAFA BALOGUN conglomerates.The transaction will take about 3 weeks to
conclude and this deal shall be very successful since CHIEF has now been
jailed for 5 years and this funds can never be traced to us.As soon as I
confirm your readiness to conclude this transaction with me,I shall send you
more informations about this transaction and I will also like us to meet in
your country at the conclusion of this transaction.
Thank you very much.
NOTE:CALL ME AS SOON AS YOU RECIEVE THIS MAIL.
Regards,
Alhaji Suleman Omani

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