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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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Some comments by the Scam-O-Matic about the following email:

• The following phrases in this message should put you on alert:
  • "a diplomat " ("diplomats" who perform deliveries of cash or other valuables to you only exist in 419 scams)
• This email message is a next of kin scam.

Fraud email example:

From: "Agi Favour" <agifavour_npa@msn.com>
Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2005 09:33:35 +0000
Subject: URGENT REPLY

l am AGI FAVOUR the Chairman of Nigeria port authority (NPA). We write
with the references to the above subject and regret the impossibility that
it has obviously to make Inter bank wire transfer from Nigeria which as
become possible due to ungoing investigation of fund from nigeria.Presently
it is estrmely dangerous to wire fund from Nigeria due to Notoriuos
characters which Nigeria as assumed in the last 10years. Sir we seek your
confident to let you know this,I am prsently the chairman of Nigerian Ports
Authority(NPA).The panel over saying contract of reactivation through out
the fedration including the neighbouring country. Now,There is some amount
of money been registered as (film material) in financial security
company($28.5m)Twenty eight million five hundren thousand US dollars.Note
registered as a diplomatic consignmnet on transit. The consignment is
already with a f! inancial security compnay in europe. Note Sir, My problem
is not getting out the fund from Nigeria but mangaing the fund in transit
until it is deposited in a foreign account.We there for need your coopertion
to send on your behalf and solicit for the release of the consignment as a
diplomat that you are the benefeciary of this consignment.We have planned
out the modalities to execute this transaction within 7 working days.This
will unable us to change all relevant document to your personal/company's
name as the bonafide beneficiary of the fund. SHARE 60% WILL BE FOR US 30%
WILL BE FOR YOU STANDING AS THE BENEFICIARY 10% WILL BE FOR THE EXPENSES
BOTH LOCAL AND INTERNATIONAL Please if you are interested send to us the
following information 1.Your full detailed address/resident/office 2.Your
telephone and fax number To enable us reply a document on your behalf as the
bonafide beneficiary of ! the consignment.Please this arrangement should be
secretely handled between both parties involved in this transaction.
Thanks
Best regards
AGI FAVOUR

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