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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:
  • "my direct telephone number" (i.e. "call me on my cellphone at the Internet cafe where we scammers hang out")
• This email message is a 419 scam. Please see our 419 FAQ for more details on such scams.
  

Fraud email example:

From: Joseph Mogheghe <joseph.mogheghe@yahoo.com>
Date: Fri, 30 Jun 2006 14:54:13 -0700 (PDT)
Subject: Re: URGENT TRANSFER OF US$18M,500 FOR INVESTMENT


My dear Singh,
I quite appreciate the fact that you have all reasons to be skeptical about this and I sincerely don’t know how to convince you on its authenticity. All I can say is that I am a fifty-six year old man who had worked with the government of Nigeria as a civil servant for more than 24 years. Naturally I am not a man known for activities that can dent ones societal standing. But if you leave in Nigeria you will understand that our society and government has push so many senior government official to transaction like this in order to secure their retirement and the future of their children.
We are five government officials who are involve in this mutual beneficial transaction. We are men of integrity and we sincerely seek your participation in order for us to achieve the transfer of these funds. These funds have accrued to us from an over-invoiced contract and we have chosen to use you as a foreign contractor and the right beneficiary of the funds.
With your unflinching support and total dedication to this project we can close this transaction in 15 working days. The only verification I can give you is my words and all official documents that we will legitimately transfer ownership of the US$ 18.5 million to you as the legal owner. For us to secure all documents do forward the below require information:

Name of company/beneficiary:

Address of beneficiary:

Tel/Fax numbers of beneficiary:

Bank Name:

Bank Address:

Bank Tel/Fax numbers:

Account name of beneficiary:

Account number of beneficiary:

Bank Telex Number any:

Bank swift code if any:

Bank sort code if any:

If you sincerely wish to assist us you must play this in close chest as it is a confidential transaction. You can telephone me on my direct telephone number 234 1 7904968. I will await your call.
Best regards,

Joseph Mogheghe.


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