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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:
  • "sani abacha" (the name of a person or institution often appearing in 419 scams)
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Fraud email example:

From: Donald Etete <donetete7@yahoo.com>
Date: Sat, 18 Mar 2006 04:42:23 -0800 (PST)
Subject: URGENT BUSINESS PROPOSAL


Dear Sir,
It is a pleasure writing you this letter and I hope it will not come to you as a surprise but something more fervent and relevant.
My name is Chief Donald Etete, son of former Minister of Petroleum Resources in Nigeria under the late General Sani Abacha regime.
Since the death of the late General Sani Abacha, the present government has clamped down on his family and cabinet ministers in an attempt to relieve them of funds suspected to be embezzled. This has forced my father Chief Don Etete to go into exile in Europe.
As his first son, I am doing all within my power to see that the legitimate and hard earned family wealth remains in the family. To this end I plan to tranfer about US$500 million held under my maternal grand mother's maiden name out of the country to countries less hostile to us than our own (specifically, the USA, Spain, Middle East). In that regard I need a foreign partner to help me out.
I need a foreign partner in the Middle East as it turns out, you in a commercial hub, into whose account I can transfer part of these funds about, US$150 million.
That is where you come in. I am willing to give US$5 million to anyone who can help my family out.
If you are interested, kindly signify your interest by replying my mail so I can further explain. I shall furnish you with more details upon receipt of your e-mail.
If you are not interested kindly notify me so I can find an alternative partner.
Kindly keep this correspondence confidential as the welfare of many may be exposed to risk.
Thank you.


Yours sincerely,
CHIEF DONALD ETETE



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