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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: "Suleiman idris" <mysule@hotmail.com>
Reply-To: securesule@consultant.com
Date: Tue, 07 Feb 2006 09:46:26 +0000
Subject: Fund Management Proposal

Hello,

I humbly wish to seek your assistance in a matter that is very important and
needs utmost trust and confidence.I am Mr.Suleiman Idris, a business
consultant and a close confidant of one of Nigeria's most powerful families.

The wife of top government official and an oil royalist who served in the
past military regime in Nigeria wishes to move out of the country the sum of
US$48MILLION .She wishes to invest the aforementioned sum in viable
businesses overseas.

For obvious reasons,my client does not wish to place this fund with
established financial institution in the family's name for security reasons.
It is her desire that the deal be handled as quietly as possible without
possibility of any leakage to the public or government. She has therefore
instructed and empowered me to look for a reliable foreigner who can arrange
and recieve this money in his account overseas and assist to invest the fund
properly for the family.

If you agree to act as a fund manager for my client and her family, I shall
release the sum of US$48MILLION to you if you meet my requirements. The
money is available in cash in a safetrunk,and upon a favourable response
from you, I shall let you know how you will receive it.

Your commission shall be down payment of 10% of the total sum, and an annual
10% of the after tax returns on investment for the first five
years.hereafter,the terms shall be varied.If you are capable and willing to
participate in this transaction, reach me by EMAIL soonest with
enclosed private phone/fax numbers.

Best regards,
Suleiman Idris.

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